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motion, n.
(motions)
freq. cnt. 25
more info the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4

gesture motion
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motion
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gesture gesticulate
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hypernym
visual communication
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sign gesticulation beck facial expression, facial gesture flourish high-five previous question shrug wave, waving, wafture V sign nod bow, bowing, obeisance sign of the cross curtsy, curtsey
more info a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7

motion movement
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move
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occurrence, happening, occurrent, natural event
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crustal movement, tectonic movement approach, approaching passing, passage deflection, deflexion bend, bending travel, change of location wave, undulation jitter periodic motion, periodic movement heave recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash recoil, kick seek squeeze, wring stroke, throw, cam stroke turn, turning twist, wrench undulation wave, moving ridge wobble whirl, commotion Brownian movement, Brownian motion, pedesis
more info a change of position that does not entail a change of location
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

motility motion move movement

sample sentences

"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
"movement is a sign of life"
"an impatient move of his hand"
"gastrointestinal motility"
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move
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move
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move
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change
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abduction adduction agitation body English circumduction disturbance fetal movement, foetal movement flit, dart gesture headshake, headshaking inclination, inclining inversion, eversion, everting inversion, upending jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade kick, kicking kneel, kneeling pitching, lurch, pitch eye movement opening prostration stretch, reach, reaching reciprocation reclining retraction retroflection, retroflexion rotation, rotary motion closing, shutting sitting sitting, posing snap squatting, squat sweep toss vibration, quiver, quivering wave flutter, waver, flicker standing straddle, span stroke wiggle, wriggle, squirm eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
more info a state of change
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

motion

sample sentences

"they were in a state of steady motion"
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move
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motionlessness
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attribute
moving nonmoving, unmoving
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state
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trembling, shaking, shakiness, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation perpetual motion precession stream, flow
more info the act of changing location from one place to another
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 1

motion move movement

sample 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"
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move move move
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motional move
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move move
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change
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approach, coming, approaching progress, progression, advance, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion locomotion, travel lunge, lurch travel, traveling, travelling chase, pursuit, pursual, following rise, ascent, ascension, ascending descent swing, swinging, vacillation return slide, glide, coast slippage flow, stream crawl speed, speeding, hurrying displacement, translation shift, shifting rush, haste, hurry, rushing play, maneuver, manoeuvre migration
more info a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

motion question

sample sentences

"he made a motion to adjourn"
"she called for the question"
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proposal
more info an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
<noun.phenomenon>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

apparent motion apparent movement motion movement

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"the cinema relies on apparent motion"
"the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
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optical illusion