mo·tion /ˈmoʊʃən/
1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
synset: motion, movement, move, motility
4. a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
synset: motion
antonym: motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness
5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
6. the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
synset: motion, movement, move
7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
synset: apparent_motion, motion, apparent_movement, movement
1. show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
synset: gesticulate, gesture, motion
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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