motion

noun

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

  4. 4

    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

  5. 5

    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    a state of change

    they were in a state of steady motion

verb

  1. 1

    show, express or direct through movement

    He gestured his desire to leave

Synonyms

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