motion

Plural: motions

Noun

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
• a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
• a state of change
  • "they were in a state of steady motion"
• a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
  • "he made a motion to adjourn"
• the act of changing location from one place to another
  • "police controlled the motion of the crowd"
• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
  • "the cinema relies on apparent motion"
• A state of progression from one place to another.
• A change of position with respect to time.
• A change from one place to another.
• A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
• An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
• from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
• Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
• A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
• A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
• Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
• A puppet, or puppet show.
• A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.

Verb

Verb Forms: motioned, motioning, motions

• To signal or direct by a movement of the body.
• show, express or direct through movement
• To gesture indicating a desired movement.
• To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
• To make a proposal; to offer plans.

Examples

• He motioned for me to come closer.
• He would MOTION with his hand, silently urging his Scrabble opponent to play a word.
• Mom motioned me over and ordered me to sit by her side.
• The motion to amend is now open for discussion.

Synonyms

apparent motion, apparent movement, gesticulate, gesture, motility, move, movement, question

Antonyms

motionlessness, rest

Related Words

emotion, motile, motive, move, movement, stop-motion