locomotion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the power or ability to move
    motive power; motivity.
  2. noun self-propelled movement
    travel.

WordNet

Lo`co*mo"tion noun
Etymology
L. locus place + motio motion: cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.
Definitions
  1. The act of moving from place to place. " Animal locomotion." Milton.
  2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life. 3. the name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's

Webster 1913