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locomotion

[loh-kuh-moh-shuhn] / ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ ʃən /


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"Each site represents a snapshot of our past, and we are quickly building a photo album with several different windows to hominin anatomy, locomotion, behavior, and environments during the Early Pleistocene," says Hatala.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Runtime is a problem "plaguing every humanoid company" Griffin says – locomotion and moving joints are power consuming.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

“He did, what I think is a very thorough job figuring out what’s causing this movement in the case of locomotion and tying down the mechanical elements,” Goard said.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Although most true crab species use sideways locomotion, there are some groups that walk forwards, which raises some interesting questions.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

The voluminous tweed trousers were durable and permitted unusually free locomotion.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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