Motion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈməʊʃn|  American pronunciation of the word motion
Brit.  |ˈməʊʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word motion

noun

- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (syn: gesture)
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (syn: movement)
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location (syn: motility, move, movement)
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
- 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 (syn: question)
he made a motion to adjourn
- the act of changing location from one place to another (syn: move, movement)
police controlled the motion of the crowd
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object (syn: movement)
the cinema relies on apparent motion

verb

- show, express or direct through movement (syn: gesticulate, gesture)

Extra examples

She has a simple golf swing with no wasted motion.

He caught the ball and flipped it back to me in one fluid motion.

The wax should be applied using a circular motion.

He made hand motions to get our attention.

She made a motion calling for the repeal of the law.

Her motion was voted on.

His lawyer filed a motion for a mistrial.

The judge denied a motion to delay the hearing.

The guard motioned us through the gate.

She motioned to her assistant.

She motioned at the empty chair beside her and told me to sit down.

She made a motion to adjourn.

She motioned to depart.

The rocking motion of the boat made Sylvia feel sick.

Newton's first law of motion

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: motion
he/she/it: motions
present participle: motioning
past tense: motioned
past participle: motioned
noun
singular: motion
plural: motions
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