Definition/Meaning of motion

• English - Noun: motion ( countable and uncountable , plural motions ) ( uncountable ) A state of progression from one place to another . ( countable ) A change of position with respect to time . Dr . H . More This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion . ( physics ) A change from one place to another . 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95 Secondly , When a body is once in…
• English - Verb: motion ( third-person singular simple present motions , present participle motioning , simple past and past participle motioned ) To gesture indicating a desired movement . He motioned for me to come closer . ( proscribed ) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure . To make a proposal; to offer plans . (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?) Usage notes The…
• English - Etymology: From Anglo-Norman motion , mocion , Middle French motion , and their source , Latin motio ( “ movement , motion ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈməʊʃən/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈmoʊʃən/ Rhymes: -əʊʃən
• English - Related terms: emotion motile motive move movement stop-motion