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motion

/'moʊʃən/

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noun
the act of changing location from one place to another
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"police controlled the motion of the crowd"

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move movement

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change
verb
show, express or direct through movement
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gesticulate gesture

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intercommunicate communicate
noun
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
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"the cinema relies on apparent motion"

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apparent motion apparent movement movement

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

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occurrence happening natural event occurrent
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a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
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"he made a motion to adjourn"

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question

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

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visual communication
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a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"

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motility move movement

type of:
change
noun
a state of change
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"they were in a state of steady motion"
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motionlessness

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state

Examples of motion

"police controlled the motion of the crowd"
"the cinema relies on apparent motion"
"he made a motion to adjourn"
"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
"they were in a state of steady motion"