1. motion - noun
· the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Synonym(s): gesture
Hypernym(s): visual_communication
2. motion - noun
· a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Synonym(s): movement
Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event
3. motion - noun
· a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Synonym(s): movement, move, motility
Hypernym(s): change
4. motion - noun
· a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
Hypernym(s): state
Antonym(s): motionlessness
5. motion - noun
· a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
Synonym(s): question
Hypernym(s): proposal
6. motion - noun
· the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
Hypernym(s): change
7. motion - noun
· an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
Synonym(s): apparent_motion, apparent_movement, movement
Hypernym(s): optical_illusion
8. motion - verb
· show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
Synonym(s): gesticulate, gesture
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
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