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motion
English
Etymology
From Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin motio (“movement, motion”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m????n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo???n/
- Rhymes: -????n
- 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.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- (physics) A change from one place to another.
- Synonyms: move, movement
- Antonym: rest
- 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.
- (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.
- 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.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
- (philosophy) from ??????? (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."
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
- Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
- Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God.
- (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.)
- 1878, George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.
- 1878, George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
- What motion's this? the model of Nineveh?
- (mechanical engineering) A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
Derived terms
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”.
Related terms
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French motion, from Latin m?tio (“movement”), from mov?re (“to move”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosjo?n/, [mo??o??n]
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
From Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin moti?, moti?nem, noun of action from perfect passive participle motus (“having been moved”), from verb movere (“move”), + noun of action suffix -io.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.sj??/
Noun
motion f (plural motions)
- motion (4)
Related terms
- mouvoir
- mouvement
Further reading
- “motion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin m?tio (“movement, motion”).
Noun
motion f (plural motions)
- (Jersey) motion
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?t??u?n/, /m?t??u?n/
Noun
motion c
- exercise (physical activity)
- a motion (proposal from a member of parliament)
Declension
Related terms
- motionär
- motionera
Derived terms
- motionsidrott
- motionsrunda
References
motion From the web:
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- what motion is responsible for the seasons
- what motions occur at the subtalar joint
- what motion causes the moon to change phases
- what motions occur at the radioulnar joint
stirring
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st?????/
Adjective
stirring
- invigorating or inspiring
- As he had said, his voice was hoarse, but he sang well enough, and it was a stirring tune, something between 'Clementine' and 'La Cucaracha'.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[2]
- The opening crawl (and a stirring propaganda movie) informs us that “The Hunger Games” are an annual event in Panem, a North American nation divided into 12 different districts, each in service to the Capitol, a wealthy metropolis that owes its creature comforts to an oppressive dictatorship.
Translations
Verb
stirring
- present participle of stir
Noun
stirring (countable and uncountable, plural stirrings)
- (gerund of stir) An occasion on which something stirs or is stirred
stirring From the web:
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- what stirring the pot mean
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