locomotor C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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... motileambulatorymobilekinetic ↔ Opposites sessilestationaryimmobile Word family Derived forms locomotory Related forms locomotionlocomotivelocusmotor Etymology AI details A compound formed from Latin locus ('place') + motor ('mover'), from movēre ('to move'). Literally 'a mover from place to place'. locus Latin movēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown