motoriek

Definitions of motoriek
  1. noun
    self-propelled movement
    synonyms: voortbewegen
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    loop
    the act of traveling by foot
    pasje, schrede, stap, trede, voetstap
    the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
    draven, galopperen, hardlopen, hollen, rennen
    the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
    draf, sukkelgangetje, trotskist
    a slow pace of running
    cirkel, kring, omloop, ronde, rondje
    movement once around a course
    pasje
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
    slag
    any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
    somnambulisme
    walking by a person who is asleep
    pas, schrede, stap, trede, voetstap
    a step in walking or running
    tippelen, trippelen, trippen
    a light or nimble tread
    gang, tred
    a person's manner of walking
    draf, trotskist
    a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
    pilaarbijter
    a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
    galop, galoppade
    a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
    mars, marstempo
    the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
    maanwandeling
    a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot
    type of:
    beweging, omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    the power or ability to move
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    beweeglijkheid, mobiliteit
    the quality of moving freely
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