motion

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nounmovement, action

nounformal suggestion in a meeting
verbgesture, direct

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What is another word for motion?

Motion most commonly means movement.

To set in motion means to cause something to start moving. It’s usually used in a figurative way meaning to start, initiate, or cause something to begin (the phrase often implies that it’s something that might not be able to be stopped once it’s started).

A person’s (or animal’s) motion while walking is called their gait.

Sometimes, a motion is a gesture. Both words can also be used as verbs, as in He motioned/gestured toward the door. The word nod is used in reference to a motion or gesture made with the head. Nod can also be used as a verb or a noun.

In the context of a formal meeting, a motion is a formally made proposal or suggestion. Such motions often must be “seconded” (agreed with by one other person) to be considered. In this context, motion can also be used as a verb. The verb propose is a synonym.

What is the difference between motion and movement?

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How to use motion in a sentence

Every frame looks like an ukiyo-e print in motion, kinetic and untethered to the physical world.

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Committees for the Republican Senatorial and Congressional campaigns filed motions in the case, arguing that election rules, including the staff prohibition, should not be changed.

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Our eyes contain cones, which are the cells that sense color, and rods, which sense motion.

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The Fujitsu team built an artificial-intelligence program that could learn to recognize and outline a human skeleton within these motion data.

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To turn methanol into motion, the researchers coated a nickel-titanium alloy wire with platinum.

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The sensors read signals from nerves in the residual limb used to control motions like fingers bending.

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When searching their environment, sharks and a diverse array of other species, now including fruit fly larvae, sometimes default to the same pattern of movement, a specific type of random motion called a Lévy walk.

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“With the rocket unit, I teach the basic principles of physics and motion,” explains David Ropa.

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The scientists found that the chefs relied on a specific pattern of motion.

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So if the dominant dog wants to leave, it takes fewer individuals to add support to the motion to leave.

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