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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLocomotory
/ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.tər.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or used in movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
"The biological study examined the complex locomotory apparatus of various arthropods." - 2
Pertaining to locomotion, especially in anatomical or physiological contexts.
"Neurological damage can severely impair an animal's normal locomotory functions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'locus' (place) combined with 'motivus' (moving), entering English in the 19th century. It builds upon the earlier noun 'locomotion' by adding the adjectival suffix '-ory', forming a precise technical descriptor relating to movement from place to place.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Locomotory" is said worldwide
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locomoteur
Transliteration: lo.kɔ.mɔ.tœʁ
"Le système locomoteur permet le mouvement du corps."
lokomotorisch
Transliteration: lo.ko.moˈtoː.ʁɪʃ
"Das lokomotorische System steuert die Fortbewegung."
locomotorio
Transliteration: lo.ko.moˈtɔ.rjo
"L'apparato locomotorio comprende ossa e muscoli."
locomotor
Transliteration: lo.ko.moˈtoɾ
"El sistema locomotor facilita el movimiento corporal."
locomotor
Transliteration: lu.ku.muˈtoɾ
"O aparelho locomotor é essencial para a locomoção."
गतिविषयक
Transliteration: gativishayak
"यह जीव अपने गतिविषयक अंगों से चलता है।"
运动的
Transliteration: yùn dòng de
"该生物具有复杂的运动器官。"
운동의
Transliteration: undong-ui
"이 동물은 독특한 운동 기관을 가지고 있다."
運動性の
Transliteration: undōsei no
"その生物は特異な運動器官を持っている。"
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