motion
- noun
- /ˈmoʊʃən/
- In physics class, we learned about the laws governing the motion of objects.
- slow motion
- set in motion
- range of motion
No, the shape of a bouncing ball's motion doesn't look like this.
- No, the shape of a bouncing ball's motion doesn't look like this.
- So while it's in motion, it's also at rest.
- But wait, the relative motions of the two, that's symmetric.
- And what I felt was that all motion was going.
Examples
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I second that motion.
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So while it's in motion, it's also at rest.
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Now I want you to watch the motion of this white spot.
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And what I felt was that all motion was going.
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No, but this thing is in motion.
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We're going toward a theory of the motion of particles.
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Let's just say that the wheels are in motion.
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Once you're in motion, you don't stop.
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Everything is in motion.
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Physical therapy consisted of range of motion exercises, progressive resistance exercises, and postural control training.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
A change of place when something moves
A change in place, position, or focus
A change of position of a body part or object
Movement from one place to another
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Idioms
Compounds
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A way of showing action in film or video that happens more slowly than real life
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A rule that shows how pushes and pulls change how things move, for example by starting or stopping
An American group that gives the Oscars every year for work in movies
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Three basic rules that explain how objects move and push each other in physics
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Tiny particles in a liquid or gas move randomly when molecules hit them
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An object stays still or keeps moving at the same speed and direction unless a force acts on it
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A movement that goes back and forth around a middle point, like a pendulum
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Every force causes an equal force in the opposite direction
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Movement of one object measured from another or from a person watching
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Movement of one object around another in space, like a planet around a star
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Every push on an object causes an equal push back in the opposite direction
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A visual effect that makes still images look like they are moving, as in movies
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Movement when something turns around its own middle like a spinning top
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Movement where speed changes by different amounts over time
A public show where moving pictures and sound tell a story, like a film at a cinema
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A rule that describes how planets move around the Sun in oval paths
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An object stays still or keeps moving in the same straight line unless a force acts on it
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A rule that a force changes an object's motion more when the force is bigger or the object is lighter
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Movement that repeats at regular times, with each cycle taking the same amount of time
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A rule that says how a force makes an object move faster depending on its mass
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A study that measures how long each part of a job takes to find a faster way
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People watch how workers do a job to find the fastest, easiest way to do it
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A situation that gets worse slowly in public while people cannot stop it
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A repeating back and forth movement where the pull back gets stronger the farther it moves from center
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Movement where speed decreases by the same amount every second
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Motion comes from the Latin movere, which means 'to move', and it shares the same root as the English word move. So, motion means movement or the process of changing position.