Definition of motion

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Motion (v. i.) To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat..

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Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like..
Vibrio :: Vibrio (n.) A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this genus..
Seconder :: Seconder (n.) One who seconds or supports what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion..
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff..
Apparent :: Apparent (a.) Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun..
Clatter :: Clatter (n.) Commotion; disturbance.
Link :: Link (n.) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained..
Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration..
Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..
Rotal :: Rotal (a.) Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary.
Phantasmagoria :: Phantasmagoria (n.) An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another..
Preferment :: Preferment (n.) The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion..
Swim :: Swim (n.) The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one swimming..
Lilt :: Lilt (n.) Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness..
Motion :: Motion (n.) A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn..
Post :: Post (v. i.) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting..
Advancement :: Advancement (v. t.) The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning..
Move :: Move (v. t.) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion..
Chest Founder :: Chest founder () A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration..
Tension :: Tension (a.) The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight..
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