Meaning & Definition of Motion in English

1. The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

2. A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

3. 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"

4. A state of change

• "They were in a state of steady motion"

5. 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"

6. 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"

7. 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"

1. Show, express or direct through movement

• "He gestured his desire to leave"