motion (English)

Etymology

From - motion|lang=xno, - frm - lang=fr, and their source, - motio||movement, motion.

Pronunciation

  • - /ˈməʊʃən/,

    /"m@US@n/

  • - /ˈmoʊʃən/,

    /"moUS@n/

  • en-us-motion.ogg
  • Rhymes: əʊʃən

    • Noun

    s|-

    A state of progression from one place to another.

    A change of position with_respect_to time.

    A change from one place to another.

    A parliamentary action to propose something.

  • The motion to amend is now open for discussion.

    • 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.

    from κίνησις; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.

    * 1662, w:Henry_More|Henry_More, s:An_Antidote_Against_Atheism|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
  • perpetual_motion
  • perpetual_motion_machine

    • Translations

    state of progression from one place to another

  • Afrikaans - beweging
  • Arabiska - حركة
  • Armenian - շարժում|tr=šaržum
  • Chinese: 动作 (dòngzuò)
  • Tjeckiska - pohyb
  • Danska - bevægelse
  • Holländska - beweging
  • Finska - liike
  • Franska - mouvement
  • Tyska - Bewegung
  • Hebrew: תנועה|תְּנוּעָה (t’nu‘ah)
  • Ungerska - mozgás
  • Indonesiska - gerakan
  • Italienska - movimento
  • Japanese: 動き (うごき, ugoki)
  • Korean: 운동 (undong)
  • Latin - motio|f, - motus|m
  • Polska - ruch
  • Portugisiska - movimento
  • Rumänska - mișcare
  • Ryska - движение
  • Spanska - movimiento
  • Svenska - rörelse
  • Tamil - இயக்கம்|xs=Tamil|tr=iyakkam
  • Vietnamesiska - cử động

    • change of place or position

  • Armenian - շարժում|tr=šaržum
  • Finska - liike
  • Franska - mouvement
  • Haitian Creole - mouvman
  • Portugisiska - movimento
    • , deslocamento
  • Rumänska - mișcare

    • parliamentary proposal

  • Holländska - motie
  • Franska - motion
  • Ungerska - indítvány
    • , javaslat
  • Italienska - mozione
    • , mozioni
  • Japanese: 動議 (どうぎ, dougi), 提案 (ていあん, teian)
  • Latin: motio
  • Portuguese: moção
  • Scottish Gaelic - iarrtas|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic
  • Svenska - motion

    • Verb

    To gesture indicating a desired movement.

  • He motioned for me to come closer.

    • 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
    • ----

    motion (Danish)

    Etymology

  • Franska - da
    • - lang=da, from - da - mōtio|movement|lang=la, from - movēre|to move|lang=la.

    Pronunciation

  • - moˈɕoːˀn|lang=da

    • Noun

    en|-

    exercise

    physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness

    External links

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    motion (French)

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

  • - audio

    • Noun

    f

    #Noun|motion (4)

  • Il s'agit d'une motion de censure.
    • ----

    motion (Swedish)

    Pronunciation

  • - lang=sv

    • Noun

    exercise (physical activity)

    a #English|motion Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden (proposal from a member of parliament)

    Declension

    Related terms

  • motionär
  • motionsidrott
  • motionsrunda

    • References

    simple:motion

    Fullständig information på

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