| Motion |
n. |
The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary;
opposed to rest. |
| Motion |
n. |
Power of, or capacity for, motion. |
| Motion |
n. |
Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east. |
| Motion |
n. |
Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts. |
| Motion |
n. |
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. |
| Motion |
n. |
A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn. |
| Motion |
n. |
An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. |
| Motion |
n. |
Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. |
| Motion |
n. |
A puppet show or puppet. |
| Motion |
v. i. |
To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. |
| Motion |
v. i. |
To make proposal; to offer plans. |
| Motion |
v. t. |
To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. |
| Motion |
v. t. |
To propose; to move. |
| Motion picture |
|
A moving picture. |
| Motioned |
imp. & p. p. |
of Motion |
| Motioner |
n. |
One who makes a motion; a mover. |
| Motioning |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Motion |
| Motionist |
n. |
A mover. |
| Motionless |
a. |
Without motion; being at rest. |
