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1. (n.) motion
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
2. motion
power of movement, as of a living body.
3. motion
the manner of moving the body in walking; gait.
4. motion
a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture.
5. motion
a formal proposal, esp. one made to a deliberative assembly.
6. motion
an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like.
7. motion
an inward prompting or impulse; inclination.
8. motion
melodic progression from one pitch to another.
9. motion
Mach.
10. motion
a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function.
11. motion
the action of such a mechanism.
12. motion
in motion, in active operation; moving.
13. (v.t.) motion
to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand.
14. (v.i.) motion
to make a meaningful motion, as with the hand.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME mocio(u)n < L mōtiō=mō-, var. s. of movēre to move+-tiō -tion)
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| Definition of 'Motion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gesture, motion
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2. (noun) movement, motion
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
3. (noun) motion, movement, move, motility
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
4. (noun) motion
a state of change
"they were in a state of steady motion"
5. (noun) motion, question
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
"he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
6. (noun) motion, movement, move
the act of changing location from one place to another
"police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
7. (verb) apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
"the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
8. (verb) gesticulate, gesture, motion
show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
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1. (noun) motion
movement, or the way sth moves
a rocking motion; In motion, the animal is light and graceful.
2. motion
a suggestion or proposal made at a meeting
Did you vote for or against the motion?
3. motion
put/set in motion
to start
to set the process in motion
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| Definition of 'Motion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Motion
the act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to rest
2. (noun) Motion
power of, or capacity for, motion
3. (noun) Motion
direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east
4. (noun) Motion
change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts
5. (noun) Motion
movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity
6. (noun) Motion
a proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn
7. (noun) Motion
an application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant
8. (noun) Motion
change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts
9. (noun) Motion
a puppet show or puppet
10. (verb) Motion
to make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat
11. (verb) Motion
to make proposal; to offer plans
12. (verb) Motion
to direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat
13. (verb) Motion
to propose; to move
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| Definition of 'Motion' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Motion
Physical motion, i.e., a change in position of a body or subject as a result of an external force. It is distinguished from MOVEMENT, a process resulting from biological activity.
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Sense: the act or state of moving
the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.
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 Afrikaans: beweging |
 Arabic: حَرَكَه |
 Bulgarian: движение |
 Brazilian: movimento |
 Czech: pohyb |
 German: die Bewegung |
 Danish: bevægelse |
 Greek: κίνηση |
 Spanish: movimiento |
 Estonian: liikumine |
 Farsi: جنبش |
 Finnish: liike |
 French: mouvement |
 Hebrew: תְּנוּעָה |
 Hindi: गति |
 Croatian: kretanje |
 Hungarian: mozgás |
 Indonesian: gerakan |
 Icelandic: hreyfing |
 Italian: moto, movimento |
 Japanese: 動き |
 Korean: 움직임 |
 Lithuanian: judėjimas, eiga |
 Latvian: kustība |
 Malay: gerakan |
 Dutch: beweging |
 Norwegian: bevegelse |
 Polish: ruch |
 Persian: جنبش |
 Pashto: خوځښت |
 Portuguese: movimento |
 Romanian: mişcare |
 Russian: движение |
 Slovak: pohyb |
 Slovenian: gibanje |
 Serbian: kretanje |
 Swedish: rörelse |
 Thai: การเคลื่อนไหว |
 Turkish: hareket |
 Taiwanese: 移動，運動 |
 Ukrainian: рух |
 Urdu: حرکت |
 Vietnamese: sự vận động |
 Chinese: 运动 |
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