Definitions and meaning of motion
motion
Etymology
From Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin motio (“movement, motion”), related to movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (“to move”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
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- Rhymes: -əʊʃən
- Hyphenation: mot‧ion
Noun
motion (countable and uncountable, plural motions)
- (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
- Synonym: movement
- Antonym: rest
- (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
- (physics) A change from one place to another.
- Synonyms: move, movement
- Antonym: rest
- (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
- (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
- (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
- "I say, it is no uneven jot, to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical life to the more considerable effects of general Motion in Minerals, Metalls, and sundry Meteors, whose easie and rude shapes may have no need of any Principle of Life, or Spermatical form distinct from the Rest or Motion of the particles of the Matter."
- Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
- (law) 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.
- (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
- (music) 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.)
- (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
- (mechanical engineering) A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
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Translations
Verb
motion (third-person singular simple present motions, present participle motioning, simple past and past participle motioned)
- To gesture indicating a desired movement.
- (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
- To make a proposal; to offer plans.
Usage notes
The parliamentary sense is incorrectly used by people who are not familiar with parliamentary procedure. They might say “I motion that such-and-such” – however, it would be correct to say “I move that such-and-such”.
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French motion, from Latin mōtio (“movement”), from movēre (“to move”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosjoːn/, [moˈɕoːˀn]
Noun
motion c (singular definite motionen, not used in plural form)
- exercise (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness)
Further reading
- motion on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin motiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle motus (“having been moved”), from verb movere (“move”), + noun of action suffix -io.
Pronunciation
Noun
motion f (plural motions)
- motion
- Il s’agit d’une motion de censure. ― It's all about a motion of no confidence.
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Further reading
- “motion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin mōtio (“movement, motion”).
Noun
motion f (plural motions)
- (Jersey) motion
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔtˈɧuːn/, /mʊtˈɧuːn/
Noun
motion c
- physical exercise to promote health and well-being
- a motion (proposal from a member of parliament)
Declension
Derived terms
- motionsidrott
- motionsrunda
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See also
References
- motion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- motion in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Source: wiktionary.org