locomotor

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)

Adjective

locomotor (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
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     Adult animals were implanted with E-Mitter transponders intraabdominally to record body temperature and locomotor activity continuously.

Derived terms

• hyperlocomotor
• hypolocomotor

Translations

relating to locomotion

• Romanian: locomotor (ro)

Noun

locomotor (plural locomotors)

1. Something that is capable of locomotion.

Related terms

• locomotor ataxia

Catalan

Etymology

From loco- +‎ motor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [lu.ku.muˈtor]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [lo.ko.moˈtor]

Adjective

locomotor (feminine locomotora, masculine plural locomotors, feminine plural locomotores)

1. locomotive (relating to locomotion)

Related terms

• locomoció
• locomotora

Further reading

• “locomotor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “locomotor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “locomotor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “locomotor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Adjective

locomotor (feminine locomotora, masculine plural locomotores, feminine plural locomotoras)

1. locomotive (relating to locomotion)

Related terms

• locomoción
• locomotora

Further reading

• “locomotor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French locomotif.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.ko.moˈtoʁ/ [lo.ko.moˈtoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.ko.moˈtoʁ/ [lo.ko.moˈtoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lo.ko.moˈtoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lo.ko.moˈtoʁ/ [lo.ko.moˈtoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /lo.ko.moˈtoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.ku.muˈtoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.ku.muˈtoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.ku.muˈto.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: lo‧co‧mo‧tor

Adjective

locomotor (feminine locomotora or locomotriz, masculine plural locomotores, feminine plural locomotoras or locomotrizes)

1. locomotive (relating to locomotion)

Related terms

• locomoção
• locomotora

Further reading

• “locomotor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “locomotor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French locomoteur.

Adjective

locomotor m or n (feminine singular locomotoare, masculine plural locomotori, feminine/neuter plural locomotoare)

1. locomotory

Declension

Declension of locomotor

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	locomotor		locomotoare	locomotori	locomotoare
	definite	locomotorul		locomotoarea	locomotorii	locomotoarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	locomotor		locomotoare	locomotori	locomotoare
	definite	locomotorului		locomotoarei	locomotorilor	locomotoarelor

Spanish

Adjective

locomotor (feminine locomotora, masculine plural locomotores, feminine plural locomotoras)

1. locomotive (relating to locomotion)

Related terms

• locomoción
• locomotora

Further reading

• “locomotor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025