Definition of Motion
Noun: motion mow-shun
- The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- gesture
- A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- movement
- A change of position that does not entail a change of location
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise";
- movement, move, motility
- A state of change
"they were in a state of steady motion"
- A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
"he made a motion to adjourn";
- question
- The act of changing location from one place to another
"police controlled the motion of the crowd";
- movement, move
- An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
"the cinema relies on apparent motion";
- apparent motion, apparent movement, movement
- Show, express or direct through movement
"He motioned his desire to leave";
- gesticulate, gesture
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