motion

Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊ.ʃən/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
  2. noun a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  3. noun a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin mōtiō (“movement, motion”), related to movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

gesture

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
visual communication
Narrower (hyponyms)
nod, gesticulation, shrug, bow, sign, v sign

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