Look up: motion

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   motion
   [n] - a state of change 2. [n] - a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote 3. [n] - a change of position that does not entail a change of location 4. [n] - the act of changing your location from one place to another
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   Motion
   A proposal formally put forward or ‘moved`. In order to be voted on, a motion must have a proposer and seconder.
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   motion
   formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a meeting Category: General • One complete revolution of the cam shaft. Category: Various industries and crafts • action performed by one or more of a person`s physical(mechanical)resources Category: Medicine • The passage of the bobbin threads through the sheet of warp and pattern threads. Category: Various ind...
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   Motion
   An application by one party to the High Court for an order in their favour
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   Motion
   Mo'tion noun [ French, from Latin motio , from movere , motum , to move. See Move .] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to rest . « Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each < ...
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   Motion
   Mo'tion intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Motioned ; present participle & verbal noun Motioning .] 1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. 2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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   Motion
   Mo'tion transitive verb 1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. 2. To propose; to move. [ Obsolete] « I want friends to motion such a matter.» Burton.
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   motion
   1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; opposed to rest. 'Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms.' (Milton) ... 2. Power of, or capacity for, motion. 'Devoid of sense and mo ...
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   motion
   movement 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`
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    motion
    noun a state of change; `they were in a state of steady motion`
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    Motion
    `Motion` may refer to: * Motion (physics), any physical movement or change in position or place * Motion (legal), a procedural device in law to bring a limited, contested matter before a court * Motion (democracy), a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group * `Motion` (album), an album by the Cinematic Orchestra * Motion (software), motion graphic software by Apple Computer * Andrew Motion, English poet laureate * Motion, t...
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    Motion
    • (n.) A puppet show or puppet. • (n.) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. • (v. i.) To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat. • (v. t.) To direct or ...
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    motion
    in parliamentary rules of order, a procedure by which proposals are submitted for the consideration of deliberative assemblies. If a motion is in ... [2 related articles]
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    motion
    in physics, change with time of the position or orientation of a body. Motion along a line or a curve is called translation. Motion that changes the ... [32 related articles]
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    motion
    An application made to the arbitrator(s) for the purpose of obtaining a rule or order directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.
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    motion
    motion, the change of position of one body with respect to another. The rate of change is the speed of the body. If the direction of motion is also given, then the velocity of the body is determined; velocity is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction, while speed is a scalar quantity...
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    Motion
    (in Scholasticism) The passing of a subject from potency to act. -- H.G.
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    Motion
    (Lat. moveo, move) Difference in space. Change of place. Erected into a universal principle by Heraclitus. Denied as a possibility by Parmenides and Zeno. Subdivided by Aristotle into alteration or change in shape, and augmentation or diminution or change in size. In realism: exclusively a property of actuality. -- J.K.F.
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