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motion |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb motion 1 sense of motion Sense 1 gesticulate, gesture, motion => wink => stretch out put out extend, hold out stretch forth => shrug => clap, spat => applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => bless, sign => nod => cross oneself => bow, bow down => shake => beckon, wave Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb motion 1 sense of motion Sense 1 gesticulate, gesture, motion => wink => stretch out put out extend, hold out stretch forth => hyperextend => shrug => clap, spat => applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => bravo => bless, sign => nod => cross oneself => bow, bow down => congee, conge => shake => beckon, wave Entailment of verb motion Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb motion 1 sense of motion Sense 1 gesticulate, gesture, motion => communicate, intercommunicate Familiarity of verb motion motion used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb motion Sense 1 gesticulate, gesture, motion => communicate, intercommunicate -------------- Grep of noun motion apparent motion axial motion brownian motion commotion conditioned emotion demotion emotion first law of motion forward motion harmonic motion kepler's law of planetary motion law of motion locomotion motion motion-picture camera motion-picture fan motion-picture film motion-picture photography motion picture motion sickness motion study motionlessness newton's first law of motion newton's law of motion newton's second law of motion newton's third law of motion onward motion orbital motion perpetual motion perpetual motion machine promotion remotion sales promotion second law of motion simple harmonic motion slow motion third law of motion time-and-motion study time-motion study Overview of noun motion The noun motion has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (22) movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something) 2. (8) gesture, motion, gesticulation -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals) 3. (6) motion, movement, move motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility") 4. (4) motion -- (a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion") 5. (1) motion, question -- (a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question") 6. (1) motion, movement, move -- (the act of changing your location from one place to another; "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") 7. apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement -- (an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement") Overview of verb motion The verb motion has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gesticulate, gesture, motion -- (show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave") Grep of adj motion motional motionless Overview of noun motion The noun motion has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (22) movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something) 2. (8) gesture, motion, gesticulation -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals) 3. (6) motion, movement, move motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility") 4. (4) motion -- (a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion") 5. (1) motion, question -- (a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question") 6. (1) motion, movement, move -- (the act of changing your location from one place to another; "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") 7. apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement -- (an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement") Overview of verb motion The verb motion has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) gesticulate, gesture, motion -- (show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave")
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