单词 | locomobility |
释义 | locomobilityn. The ability to move from one place to another; a tendency to move about. Cf. locomotility n., locomotivity n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > [noun] > faculty or opportunity of coursec1400 locomotive faculty1612 locomotive power1640 locomotive1649 locomotivity1752 mobility1777 locomobility1785 travel1816 locomotility1828 motiveness1828 1785 T. Elliot tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elem. Lect. Chem. & Nat. Hist. II. lvii. 362 Animals are in general distinguished from vegetables by loco-mobility and more perfect organisation. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature III. li. 8 Animals enjoy most of these properties..Circulation, respiration, irritability, sensibility, and loco-mobility, form their distinct characteristics. 1835 Mechanics' Mag. 30 May 146/2 The portability, or rather locomobility, of this pump, is another circumstance well deserving attention. 1890 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 3 186 The cord..is possessed of locomobility, (Steiner's word, Locomobilität, meaning capability of locomotion). 1931 Auk 48 25 Even in our most resident species..we observe a high degree of locomobility. 1992 R. van Acker in M. E. Hertzig & E. A. Farber Ann. Progress in Child Psychiatry & Child Devel. xvi. 365 These include..conspicuous physical hyperactivity in terms of continuous grabbing and concomitant locomobility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785 |
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