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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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1. a. : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement. a pendulum in motion. b. : an active or functioning state or condition. set the divorce proceedings in motion. 2. : an impulse or inclination of the mind or will. the fundamental motions of humanity to good or evil T. S. Eliot. 3. a. : a proposal for action.
the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement: The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion. They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen). [ C ] UK.
Motion denotes change of position, either considered apart from, or as a characteristic of, something that moves; usually the former, in which case it is often a somewhat technical or scientific term: perpetual motion.
the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement: The violent motion of the ship upset his stomach. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backward and forward motion. They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen). [ C ] UK.
We can define motion as the change of position of an object with respect to time. A book falling off a table, water flowing from the tap, rattling windows, etc., all exhibit motion. Even the air that we breathe exhibits motion!
noun. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. synonyms: movement. see more. noun. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote. “he made a motion to adjourn” synonyms: question. see more. noun. a request to a court for a ruling or order. see more. noun.
In physics, motion is when an object changes its position with respect to a reference point in a given time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed, and frame of reference to an observer, measuring the change in position of the body relative to that frame with a change in time.
Nov 21, 2023 · A motion is defined by the change in an object’s position with time. Anything that moves is considered motion. Everything we see in front of us involves motion of some sort. A book falling off a table, the Moon revolving around the Earth, and a racing car on its track all describe motion.
Nov 21, 2023 · Any object that moves from one point to another is considered in motion. Motion is described using different descriptors such as distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and...
Motion can be defined as the change in an object’s position concerning a reference point. It involves both distance and time and can be described in terms of displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
