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Definitions for Motion

[1] the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
[2] power of movement, as of a living body.
[3] the manner of moving the body in walking; gait.
[4] a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture.
[5] a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: to make a motion to adjourn.
[6] Law . an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like.
[7] a suggestion or proposal.
[8] an inward prompting or impulse; inclination: He will go only of his own motion.
[9] Music . melodic progression, as the change of a voice part from one pitch to another.
[10] Machinery . a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function. the action of such a mechanism.
[11] to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand: to motion a person to a seat.
[12] to make a meaningful motion, as with the hand; gesture; signal: to motion to someone to come.
[13] go through the motions , to do something halfheartedly, routinely, or as a formality or façade.
[14] in motion , in active operation; moving: The train was already in motion when he tried to board it.
[15] the process of continual change in the physical position of an object; movement linear motion Related adjective: kinetic
[16] a movement or action, esp of part of the human body; a gesture
[17] the capacity for movement a manner of movement, esp walking; gait
[18] a mental impulse
[19] a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate, meeting, etc
[20] law an application made to a judge or court for an order or ruling necessary to the conduct of legal proceedings
[21] British the evacuation of the bowels excrement
[22] part of a moving mechanism the action of such a part
[23] 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 (def. 3)
[24] go through the motions to act or perform the task (of doing something) mechanically or without sincerity to mimic the action (of something) by gesture
[25] in motion operational or functioning (often in the phrases set in motion, set the wheels in motion )
[26] (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to signal or direct (a person) by a movement or gesture
[27] Sir Andrew. born 1952, British poet and biographer; his collections include Pleasure Steamers (1978) and Public Property (2002): poet laureate (1999–2009)

Words related to Motion

act, gesture, passage, proposal, proposition, plan, submission, recommendation, stream, agitation, fluctuation, move, sweep, sign, tendency, oscillation, gesticulation, travel, mobility, progress

Words nearby Motion

mothproof, mothy, moti, motif, motile, motion, motion capture, motion picture, motion sickness, motion study, motion work

Origin of Motion

1350–1400; Middle English mocio(u)n < Latin mōtiōn- (stem of mōtiō ), equivalent to mōt(us ) (past participle of movēre to move) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Motion

mo·tion·al , adjective
mo·tion·er , noun
in·ter·mo·tion , noun
non·mo·tion , noun
self-mo·tion , noun
un·der·mo·tion , noun
un·mo·tioned , adjective
un·mo·tion·ing , adjective

Word origin for Motion

C15: from Latin mōtiō a moving, from movēre to move

Synonyms for Motion

act, gesture, passage, advance, agitation, ambulation, change, changing, direction, drift, dynamics, flow, fluctuation, flux, gesticulation, inclination, kinetics, locomotion, mobility, motility, move, oscillation, passing, progress, sign, signal, stir, stirring, stream, sway, sweep, swing, tendency, travel, wave, wavering, body English, full swing, high sign