gait

When humans adopted an upright bipedal gait, the spine retained these functions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

To understand the mechanics of the horse’s gait, his team placed a series of cameras along a stretch of dirt road on what would later become the university’s campus.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

Track your gait for at least six months before you look for speed changes that you want to share with your doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

The bounce in his gait had gone, the speed of his stride had slowed.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

The dust, over the years, had eroded him; it had left his features gray, his thoughts gray; it had shrunk him and made his legs spindly and his gait unsteady.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Dressage is the oldest equestrian discipline, and sees rider and horse perform a series of movements to music across the gaits of walk, trot and canter.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

"We have thus confirmed the hypothesis that efficient gaits can be realized by exploiting natural oscillation patterns," explains Prof.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades sport blobby physiques, lumbering gaits and perfectly circular mouths stuck in the middle of their otherwise-featureless faces.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024

Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and waddling gaits — had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a catastrophic 2021, said scientists who monitor the birds.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

He began to recognize sounds as he had done before, and to associate footsteps and differing gaits with the people to whom they belonged.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli