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Locomotion



 
  The term locomotion means movement or travel. It may refer to:

  • Motion (physics)
    Motion (physics)

    In physics, motion means a constant change in the location of a body. Change in motion is the result of applied force. Motion is typically described in terms of velocity, acceleration, Displacement , and time....
  • Animal locomotion
    Animal locomotion

    In biomechanics, animal locomotion is the study of how animals motion . Most animals move in order to find food, a mate, escape predators, find suitable microhabitats, etc....
    • Terrestrial locomotion
  • Travel
    Travel

    Travel is the change in Location of people on a trip through the means of transport from one location to another. Travel is most commonly for recreation , for business trip or for commuting; but may be for numerous other reasons, such as migration, fleeing war, etc....


Locomotion may refer to specific types of motion:
  • walking
    Walking

    Walking is the main form of animal locomotion on Earth, distinguished from running and crawling . When carried out in shallow waters, it is usually described as wading and when performed over a steeply rising object or an obstacle it becomes scrambling or climbing....
  • running
    Running

    Running is a means for an Terrestrial locomotion in animals on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time....
    , including trotting
    Trot (horse gait)

    The trot is a two beat diagonal horse gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time. There is a moment of suspension between each beat....
  • jumping
    Jumping

    Jumping or leaping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism propels itself through the air along a ballistic trajectory....
    , including leaping gaits
    Jumping

    Jumping or leaping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism propels itself through the air along a ballistic trajectory....
  • crawling
  • climbing
    Climbing

    Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations....
  • swimming
    Swimming

    Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
  • flying
    Flight

    Flight is the process by which an object moves either through the air, or movement beyond earth's atmosphere , by aerodynamically generating Lift , propulsion or Lighter than air using buoyancy, or by simple ballistic movement....


Locomotion may also refer to:

  • Locomotion No 1
    Locomotion No 1

    Locomotion No. 1 is an early British steam locomotive. Built by George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson's company Robert Stephenson and Company in 1825, it hauled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825....
    , an early steam locomotive
  • Robot locomotion
    Robot locomotion

    Robot locomotion is the study of how to design robot appendages and control mechanisms to allow robots to move fluidly and efficiently. Although wheeled robots are typically quite energy efficient and simple to control, other forms of locomotion may be more appropriate for a number of reasons ....
  • Shildon Locomotion Museum
    Shildon Locomotion Museum

    Shildon Locomotion Museum is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum is a branch of the National Railway Museum , which is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry ....
    , in the town of Shildon, County Durham, England.
  • Locomotion (TV channel)
    Locomotion (TV channel)

    Locomotion was a TV channel that aired in Latin America from fall 1996 until July 31, 2005. The network, whose corporate offices were based in Miami, Florida was a joint venture between the US-based Hearst Corporation and the Venezuelan-based Cisneros Group ....
    , cable TV channel in Latin America
  • Loco Motion (Youth Group)
    Loco Motion (Youth Group)

    Loco Motion is a youth film and media group based in Basildon, Essex.The club was created and launched in 2004, and is now a fully operating club that meets once a week....
    , a film and media club based in Essex, UK.
  • Locomotion (periodical)
    Locomotion (periodical)

    Locomotion is a railway-related magazine published irregularly in Australia by the Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division....


In fiction and entertainment
  • Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
    Chris Sawyer's Locomotion

    Chris Sawyer's Locomotion is a computer game by an independent video game developer Chris Sawyer. In his words, it is "the spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon"....
    , a 2004 computer game by Chris Sawyer
  • Locomotion (arcade game)
    Locomotion (arcade game)

    Locomotion is an arcade game developed by Konami in 1982 in video gaming and licensed to Centuri....
     is a 1982 arcade game by Konami
  • "The Loco-Motion
    The Loco-Motion

    "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop music written by United States songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for making the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 ....
    " is a 1960s hit song, originally performed by Little Eva and its accompanying dance.
  • "Locomotion", a song on John Coltrane's album Blue Train (album)
    Blue Train (album)

    Blue Train is a jazz album by John Coltrane, recorded on September 15, 1957 at the Van Gelder Studio. It is considered Coltrane's first solo album, as it is the first he recorded featuring musicians and songs entirely of his choosing....
  • "Locomotion
    Locomotion (OMD song)

    "Locomotion" is a hit single recorded and released by United Kingdom band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and is also the first single taken from their 1984 album, Junk Culture ....
    ", a song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. OMD record for Virgin Records ....
    , released as a single in 1984
  • Locomotion, a young adult novel in poetic form by Jacqueline Woodson
    Jacqueline Woodson

    Jacqueline Woodson is an American author who writes books targeted at children and adolescents....


See also

Category:Locomotion
  • Locomotive
    Locomotive

    A locomotive is a Rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin language loco - "from a place", Ablative case of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,....