gaits
Ways of moving
Gaits is the plural of gait, meaning ways of walking or moving on foot.
A person might have an unsteady gait; a horse has four natural gaits—walk, trot, canter, and gallop.
She studied the gaits of the patients to assess their recovery.
The word extends to any characteristic manner of moving: the rolling gaits of sailors long at sea.
Pace between walk, canter
amble · lope · rack · collected · extended · passage · half-pass · jog
Travel on foot
- strideExtended single footstep
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
- saunterRelaxed, aimless stride
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
shuffle · march · trudge · plod · lumber · scurry · sprint · jog
Walking on four legs
- bipedalHaving two feet
- trotPace between walk, canter
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- boundSecured or destined
hop · slither · crawl · scuttle · pacing · diagonal · lateral · canter
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- toe-offGait's propulsive endpoint
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
Body movement recording technology
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- footprintMark from stepping
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
observation · measurement · EMG · sensor · wearable · tracking · walkway · quantification
Having impaired coordination
- spasticOf involuntary muscle contractions
- waddlingSwaying gait, short steps
- scissoringCutting with hinged blades
- hemiplegicParalyzed on one side
parkinsonian · shuffling · broad-based · magnetic · propulsive · cerebellar · dystonic · crouch
trot
Pace between walk, canter
walk · amble · lope · rack · collected · extended · passage · half-pass · jog · hack
walk
Travel on foot
stroll · shuffle · march · trudge · plod · lumber · scurry · sprint · jog · dash
quadrupedal
Walking on four legs
bound · hop · slither · crawl · scuttle · pacing · diagonal · lateral · canter · run
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- toe-offGait's propulsive endpoint
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
motion-capture
Body movement recording technology
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- footprintMark from stepping
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
assessment · observation · measurement · EMG · sensor · wearable · tracking · walkway · quantification
ataxic
Having impaired coordination
- spasticOf involuntary muscle contractions
- waddlingSwaying gait, short steps
- scissoringCutting with hinged blades
hemiplegic · parkinsonian · shuffling · broad-based · magnetic · propulsive · cerebellar · dystonic · crouch · diplegic
- horseback ridinghorseback riding, horse riding, horses, horse, pony
- equestrianhorse, dressage, rider, saddle, jump
- Equestrianismhorse riding, riding, dressage, saddle, bridle
- horse showsshow ring, horses, show rings, conformation, showmanship
- hunter showshunters, fences, verticals, rails, divisions
- show horsesshowmanship, hunter, jumper, parade horse, Arabian
gaitsstillness
Complete lack of motion
immobility · motionlessness · stasis · standing still · standstill
- neck gaiterTubular neck covering
- gait disturbanceAbnormal walking pattern
- shuffling gaitFeet-dragging walk pattern
- unsteady gaitIrregular, wavering locomotion
- elegant gaitStylish manner of movement