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motion
the act of changing location from one place to another
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- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- M
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- OTIO
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of changing location from one place to another
“police controlled the motion of the crowd”
noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
noun
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
noun
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
“he made a motion to adjourn”
noun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
noun
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
“the cinema relies on apparent motion”
noun
a state of change
“they were in a state of steady motion”
verb
show, express or direct through movement
“He gestured his desire to leave”
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Example Sentences
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
the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
movement is a sign of life
an impatient move of his hand
gastrointestinal motility
he made a motion to adjourn
she called for the question
the cinema relies on apparent motion
the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
they were in a state of steady motion
He gestured his desire to leave
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