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locomotion noun [ ləʊkəˈməʊʃ(ə)n ]

• movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
• "the muscles that are concerned with locomotion"
Similar: movement, motion, moving, shifting, stirring, action, travel, travelling, mobility, motility, walking, ambulation, perambulation, running, progress, progression, passage, transit, transport, headway,
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin loco, ablative of locus ‘place’ + motio (see motion).


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