motion
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
Countable
noun
from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.)
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion."
- "Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion."
- "Several parties of hop-pickers joined the train at the intermediate stations, and the guard performed the acrobatic feat of walking along the footboards of the coaches to examine tickets, while the train was in motion."
- "The motion to amend is now open for discussion."
- "Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion."
- "when God gave him reason, he gave him freedom to choose, for reason is but choosing; he had bin else a meer artificiall Adam, such an Adam as he is in the motions."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *m(y)ewh₁-, mocioun, motion, mōtiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˈməʊ.ʃən/