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motion
- 1) noun, the process of continual change in the physical position of an object; movement ▷ See also kinetic
- 2) noun, a movement or action, esp of part of the human body; a gesture
- 3) noun, a) the capacity for movement b) a manner of movement, esp walking; gait
- 4) noun, a mental impulse
- 5) noun, a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate, meeting, etc
- 6) noun, law an application made to a judge or court for an order or ruling necessary to the conduct of legal proceedings
- 7) noun, a) the evacuation of the bowels b) excrement
- 8) noun, a) part of a moving mechanism b) the action of such a part
- 9) noun, music the upward or downward course followed by a part or melody. Parts whose progressions are in the same direction exhibit similar motion, while two parts whose progressions are in opposite directions exhibit contrary motion. See also parallel
- 10) noun, go through the motions a) to act or perform the task (of doing something) mechanically or without sincerity b) to mimic the action (of something) by gesture
- 11) noun, in motion operational or functioning (often in the phrases set in motion, set the wheels in motion)
- 12) verb, to signal or direct (a person) by a movement or gesture
Etymology
C15: from Latin mōtiō a moving, from movēre to move
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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