locomotor

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɚ/ UK /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or capable of movement from place to place

The disease impaired the patient's locomotor function.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or capable of... motile ambulatory mobile kinetic

Opposites

sessile stationary immobile

Word family

Derived forms locomotory

Related forms locomotion locomotive locus motor

Etymology

A compound formed from Latin locus ('place') + motor ('mover'), from movēre ('to move'). Literally 'a mover from place to place'.

locus Latin movēre Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# locomotor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtə/

## Meanings
1. relating to or capable of movement from place to place

## Examples
- The disease impaired the patient's locomotor function.

## Synonyms
- motile
- ambulatory
- mobile
- kinetic

## Antonyms
- sessile
- stationary
- immobile

## Derived Forms
- locomotory

## Related Forms
- locomotion
- locomotive
- locus
- motor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: locus
- Root: movēre

## Etymology
A compound formed from Latin locus ('place') + motor ('mover'), from movēre ('to move'). Literally 'a mover from place to place'.

## AI Etymology
Locomotor has this etymological development: A compound formed from Latin locus ('place') + motor ('mover'), from movēre ('to move'). Literally 'a mover from place to place'. The etymological trail includes Latin locus, Latin movēre. The same word family includes locomotory, locomotion, locomotive, locus, motor. Its current adjective use means "relating to or capable of movement from place to place".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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