motion

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman motion, mocion, Middle French motion, and their source, Latin motio (“movement, motion”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈməʊʃən/, X-SAMPA: /"m@US@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmoʊʃən/, X-SAMPA: /"moUS@n/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊʃən

Noun

motion (countable and uncountable; plural motions)

1. (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another;
2. (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
3. (physics) A change from one place to another.
   • 1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95

     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.

4. (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.

   The motion to amend is now open for discussion.

5. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
   • 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:

     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.

6. (philosophy) from κίνησις; 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."

Synonyms

• (state of progression from one place to another): movement

• (change from one place to another): move, movement

Antonyms

• rest

Derived terms

• Brownian motion
• motionless
• perpetual motion
• perpetual motion machine

Translations

state of progression from one place to another

• Afrikaans: beweging (af)
• Arabic: حركة (ar) (ḥáraka) f
• Armenian: շարժում (hy) (šaržum)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動作 (cmn), 动作 (cmn) (dòngzuò), 運動 (cmn), 运动 (cmn) (yùndòng)

• Czech: pohyb (cs) m
• Danish: bevægelse (da) c
• Dutch: beweging (nl) f
• Finnish: liike (fi)
• French: mouvement (fr) m
• German: Bewegung (de) f
• Hebrew: תְּנוּעָה (he) (t'nu'á) f
• Hungarian: mozgás (hu)
• Indonesian: gerakan (id)

• Italian: movimento (it) m
• Japanese: 動き (ja) (うごき, ugoki), 運動 (ja) (うんどう, undō)
• Korean: 운동 (ko) (undong) (運動 (ko))
• Latin: motio (la) f, motus (la) m
• Polish: ruch (pl) m
• Portuguese: movimento (pt) m
• Romanian: mișcare (ro)
• Russian: движение (ru) (dvižénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: gluasad (gd) m
• Spanish: movimiento (es) m
• Swedish: rörelse (sv) c
• Tamil: இயக்கம் (ta) (iyakkam)
• Vietnamese: cử động (vi)

change of place or position

• Armenian: շարժում (hy) (šaržum)
• Finnish: liike (fi)
• French: mouvement (fr) m
• Haitian Creole: mouvman

• Portuguese: movimento (pt) m, deslocamento (pt) m
• Romanian: mișcare (ro)
• Scottish Gaelic: gluasad (gd) m

parliamentary proposal

• Dutch: motie (nl) f
• French: motion (fr) f
• Hungarian: indítvány (hu), javaslat (hu)
• Italian: mozione (it) f, mozioni (it) f pl
• Japanese: 動議 (ja) (どうぎ, dōgi), 提案 (ja) (ていあん, teian)
• Jèrriais: motion f

• Latin: motio (la) f
• Portuguese: moção (pt) f
• Russian: предложение (ru) (predložénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: iarrtas (gd) m
• Spanish: moción (es) f
• Swedish: motion (sv) c

Verb

motion (third-person singular simple present motions, present participle motioning, simple past and past participle motioned)

1. To gesture indicating a desired movement.

   He motioned for me to come closer.

2. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.

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".

Related terms

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

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Danish

Etymology

From French motion, from Latin mōtio (“movement”), from movēre (“to move”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mosjoːn/, [moˈɕoːˀn]

Noun

motion c (singular definite motionen, not used in plural form)

1. exercise (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness)

External links

• Motion on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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French

Etymology

From Latin motio, noun of action from perfect passive participle motus, having been moved, from verb movere, move, + noun of action suffix -io

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

motion f (plural motions)

1. motion (4)

   Il s'agit d'une motion de censure.

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Jèrriais

Noun

motion f (plural motions)

1. motion

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɔtˈɧuːn/

Noun

motion c

1. exercise (physical activity)
2. a motion (proposal from a member of parliament)

Declension

Declension of motion

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motion	motionen	motioner	motionerna
genitive	motions	motionens	motioners	motionernas

Related terms

• motionär
• motionsidrott
• motionsrunda