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- Dictionarymotion/ˈməʊʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or process of moving or being moved: "the laws of planetary motion" Similar
- 2. a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee: "opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion" Similar
verb
- 1. direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head: "he motioned Dennis to a plush chair"
- 2. propose for discussion and resolution at a meeting or legislative assembly: "a resolution, motioned by Adam Tyler, proposed that members without a CCL could still belong to the association"
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Learn the meaning of motion as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, idioms, and usage examples. Find out how motion can refer to movement, suggestion, or signal in different contexts.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word motion as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how motion is related to movement, gesture, proposal, law, and more.
Motion is the action or process of moving or changing place or position. It can also refer to a proposal, a suggestion, a musical progression, or a mechanism. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and idioms of motion.
Learn the meaning of motion as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, idioms and collocations. Find out how to use motion in different contexts, such as movement, suggestion and signal.
Motion is the activity or process of continually changing position or moving from one place to another. ...the laws governing light, sound, and motion. One group of muscles sets the next group in motion.
Motion is the way things get from place to place. The ball rolling down a hill is in motion, and as Isaac Newton once proved, it will remain in motion until it hits a wall or something else that makes it stop. When motion is used as a noun, it describes movement, like the motion that propels a car
Definition of motion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
