as in mobility
technical
the act or power of moving from place to place
studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of locomotion
Through automatic hardware detection and software modifications, the robot’s motion control system smoothly adjusts to changes in the foot end, guaranteeing seamless transitions between various locomotion modes.
—
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
That includes basic locomotion, which is accomplished by typing any of a number of short words scattered at key points in your surroundings in order to automatically walk to that point.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
Transitioning from one gravity to another, such as from earth's gravity to weightlessness, can affect spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance and locomotion, and may cause space motion sickness, according to NASA.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
And then there’s the Micro Nova Hopper, also developed by Intuitive Machines with NASA funding, which will seek to demonstrate a new mode of lunar locomotion with a series of incremental hops toward a nearby 20-meter-deep, permanently shadowed crater.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for locomotion
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
That includes basic locomotion, which is accomplished by typing any of a number of short words scattered at key points in your surroundings in order to automatically walk to that point.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
Transitioning from one gravity to another, such as from earth's gravity to weightlessness, can affect spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance and locomotion, and may cause space motion sickness, according to NASA.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
And then there’s the Micro Nova Hopper, also developed by Intuitive Machines with NASA funding, which will seek to demonstrate a new mode of lunar locomotion with a series of incremental hops toward a nearby 20-meter-deep, permanently shadowed crater.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for locomotion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
Noun
-
That's an impact that goes beyond mobility and restores confidence and hope.—
Moby Kazmi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
-
The path is intended to improve safety and mobility across approximately 10 miles of corridor from Alpine Road at Santa Cruz Avenue in San Mateo County to Cristo Rey and Starling drives in Cupertino. Visit the county’s project webpage at https://bit.ly/4dwYCQ0 to learn more and get involved.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
Noun
-
By movements like the one in Wisconsin that put Susan Crawford on the Supreme Court.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
-
This may lead to difficulties thinking and concentrating, as well as impair movement and memory.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share