Locomotors

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Referring to the mechanisms or systems involved in movement, such as within organisms or machines; pertaining to the ability or means of a body to move from one place to another; describing the functions or capabilities focused on producing motion and propulsion in vehicles or living beings
2. Relating to the parts or attributes responsible for the act of moving, whether in biological entities or mechanical devices; denoting the aspects or features that facilitate travel from one location to another; concerning mechanisms that enable motion and transport in various contexts
3. Associated with the elements that drive movement and navigation in living creatures or engineered objects; linked to the capabilities allowing for displacement or transit; encompassing the operations or characteristics that enable motion in diverse forms of transport and organisms

Etymology: "Locomotors" is simply the plural of "locomotor," so its history is that of the singular form. "Locomotor" is built from Latin "locus," meaning "place," and "motor," meaning "mover" or "one who moves," so together the parts describe something that moves a body from one place to another. The adjective sense, relating to movement of the body, came first, and the noun sense, a thing or structure that produces movement, followed from it.

Synonyms: movers, drivers