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mo·tion (mō′s̸hən)
noun
- the act or process of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; movement
- the act of moving the body or any of its parts
- a meaningful movement of the hand, eyes, etc.; gesture
- Rare the ability to move
- an impulse; inclination of one's own motion
- a proposal; suggestion; esp. a proposal formally made in an assembly or meeting
- Law an application to a court for a ruling, order, etc.
- Mech. a combination of moving parts; mechanism
- Music melodic progression, as a change from one pitch to another in a voice part
Etymology: ME mocioun < L motio (gen. motionis), a moving < motus, pp. of movere, move
intransitive verb
transitive verb
Related Forms:
- motional mo′·tional adjective
- motionless mo′·tion·less adjective
- motionlessly mo′·tion·lessly adverb
- motionlessness mo′·tion·less·ness noun
go through the motions
in motion
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
motion
n.
A movement
The state of moving
An act formally proposed
proposal, suggestion, consideration, proposition; see plan 2.
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- jiggle: Multi-colored ribbons encourage exploration, and a pull on the Whoozit character activates an exciting jiggling motion.
Preposition: for
- adjournment: Wednesday 14 December A debate on European affairs on a motion for the Adjournment of the House.
Adjective modifier
- slow: They're not just ' cheesy ' slow motion to music which drags on for ages.
Modifies a noun
- sickness: Motion sickness provides a unique setting for the study of nausea.
Noun used with modifier
- early-day: Members who signed my early-day motion on testing for deafness in babies.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
Merit and good works is the end of man's motion, and conscience of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest.
Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the shadow.
The aimof everyartist istoarrest motion, which islife, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
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