locomotor

[ loh-kuh-moh-ter ]

adjective

1. Also loco·moto·ry. of, relating to, or affecting locomotion.

noun

1. a person or thing that is capable of locomotion.

locomotor

/ ˌləʊkəˈməʊtə /

adjective

1. of or relating to locomotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of locomotor¹

First recorded in 1815–25; locomotive, motor

Word History and Origins

Origin of locomotor¹

C19: from Latin locō from a place, ablative of locus place + motor (mover)

Example Sentences

At times locomotor ataxia begins with very severe pain seizures, known as crises.

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Hence it is that paresis and locomotor ataxia are comparatively quite common among actors, brokers, and financiers.

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A physician wrote me, taking me to task for listing among the cures reported in my tabulation a case of locomotor ataxia.

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The granular amœboid cells represent the nutritive forms, and the ciliated cells represent the locomotor and respiratory forms.

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Thenceforth the upper limb was emancipated entirely from its locomotor functions.

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