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- Dictionarymotion/ˈməʊʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or process of moving or being moved: "the laws of planetary motion" Similar
- 2. a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee: "opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion" Similar
verb
- 1. direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head: "he motioned Dennis to a plush chair"
- 2. propose for discussion and resolution at a meeting or legislative assembly: "a resolution, motioned by Adam Tyler, proposed that members without a CCL could still belong to the association"
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Sep 8, 2012 · 1. a. : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement. a pendulum in motion. b. : an active or functioning state or condition. set the divorce proceedings in motion. 2. : an impulse or inclination of the mind or will. the fundamental motions of humanity to good or evil—T. S. Eliot. 3. a. : a proposal for action.
the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement: The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion. They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen). [ C ] UK.
Motion denotes change of position, either considered apart from, or as a characteristic of, something that moves; usually the former, in which case it is often a somewhat technical or scientific term: perpetual motion.
In physics, motion is when an object changes its position with respect to a reference point in a given time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed, and frame of reference to an observer
Aug 23, 2024 · Motion, in physics, change with time of the position or orientation of a body. Motion along a line or a curve is called translation. Motion that changes the orientation of a body is called rotation. In both cases all points in the body have the same velocity and the same acceleration.
the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement: The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backward and forward motion. They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen). [ C ] UK.
Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another.
