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MOUVEMENT LOCOMOTION [4 records]

Record 1 2021-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Fish
CONT

The highest propulsive efficiency is achieved in thunniform locomotion, where the body undulation is confined to the rigid and flapping caudal fin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Poissons
DEF

Locomotion des poissons dont la propulsion est basée en grande partie sur le mouvement de la queue dont l'ondulation reste relativement faible.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nonverbal Communication (Psychology)
  • Art History and Theory
  • Plastic Arts
CONT

The traditional psychological approach does not distinguish between illusions of locomotion and what I shall call "visual dynamics." The explanation is ... that the observer recognizes, in the pictorial forms, objects he has previously seen in motion, such as a galloping horse or running water. By means of association, he endows the percept with motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communication non verbale (Psychologie)
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art
  • Arts plastiques
CONT

L'approche traditionnelle [de la psychologie] ne fait pas la distinction entre les illusions de locomotion et ce que j’appellerai «la dynamique visuelle». L'explication est [...] que l'observateur reconnaît dans les formes picturales des objets qu'il a déjà eu l'occasion de voir en mouvement, tel un cheval au galop, de l'eau qui coule, etc. Par association, il conférerait un certain mouvement à la chose perçue.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
CONT

Bipedal gait and purposeful movement are astounding abilities of humans. The integration of spatial position, stability of balance, and locomotion is complex ... In humans the bulk of weight is in the proximal parts of the limbs and trunk ... Such a structure is inherently unstable and prone to falls. The success of the human species with such an "engineering handicap" seems surprising at first, but there are important advantages in bipedal locomotion. It allows quick positional changes in all directions and rapid acceleration and deceleration in emergencies, it offers a good view of the surrounding environment and, probably most importantly, it minimises the energy expenditure of movement ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
CONT

La marche bipède est le mode de locomotion privilégié par l'homme pour se rendre d’un point à un autre. [...] elle est reconnaissable parmi les autres modes de locomotion, humain ou animal, grâce à trois caractéristiques fondamentales :– la posture bipède érigée; – au moment du contact au sol, la jambe est presque tendue; – le contact au sol s’effectue par le talon. Elle est décrite comme un événement cyclique qui consiste en quatre sous-tâches : l'initiation et la conclusion d’un mouvement locomoteur, la génération d’un mouvement continu pour progresser vers une destination, le maintien de l'équilibre durant la progression et l'adaptation face à un possible changement dans l'environnement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
DEF

Movement through space, over a moving base. Movement in which the body goes somewhere.

CONT

... skip ... a locomotor movement which combines a walk and a hop on the same foot in an uneven rhythm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
CONT

Les déplacements sont des véritables explorations de l’espace en tous sens, toutes directions, et dans tous les plans.

CONT

Partir de déplacements simples (marche, course) qu’on peut accélérer ou ralentir, avec changements de direction.

Spanish

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