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How to pronounce locomotion in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms motive power, motivity
Type of mobility
Derivation locomote, locomotive
Type Words
Synonyms travel
Type of movement, motion, move
Has types crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, dance step, gait, jog, lap, lope, brachiation, circle, circuit, walking, run, running, step, stroke, trot, walk
Derivation locomote, locomotive

Examples of locomotion

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The first true tetrapods that were adapted to terrestrial locomotion were small.
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If he goes far enough, pedalling will end up being our sole means of locomotion.
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In addition, non-human primates often use bipedal locomotion when carrying food.
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By itself, caffeine increased anxiety and reduced both learning and locomotion.
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Just as in Madden, the new locomotion system improves how players move and react.
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It includes a disdain for any sort of locomotion that does not involve a horse.
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Flight is the main mode of locomotion used by most of the world's bird species.
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However, these are not like legs, in that they are not manipulated for locomotion.
From the newscientist.com
The new locomotion engine in NCAA Football 11 improves how players move and react.
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More examples
  • The power or ability to move
  • Self-propelled movement
  • (locomote) travel: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go? ...
  • (locomotor) locomotive: of or relating to locomotion
  • Loco-Motion is an arcade game developed by Konami in 1982 and licensed to Centuri.
  • Chris Sawyer's Locomotion is a computer game by independent game developer Chris Sawyer. In his words, it is "the spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon".
  • "Locomotion" is a hit single recorded and released by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and is also the first single taken from their 1984 album, Junk Culture. It is one of their most successful releases, reaching the top 10 in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
  • Locomotion is a railway-related magazine published irregularly in Australia by the Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division. It is edited by the same team who produce Railway Digest.
  • Locomotion was a TV channel that aired in Latin America from fall 1996 until July 31, 2005. The network, whose corporate offices were based in Miami, Florida (though the network was not available in the United States aside from a few cable systems in southern Florida) was a joint venture between ...