Motion

Main Entry:: ¹mo·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˈmō-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English mocioun, from Anglo-French motion, from Latin motion-, motio movement, from movēre to move
Date:: 14th century

1 a: an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement b: an active or functioning state or condition <set the divorce proceedings in motion>2: an impulse or inclination of the mind or will3 a: a proposal for action ; especially : a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly b: an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction4obsolete a: a puppet show b: puppet5: mechanism6 a: an act or instance of moving the body or its parts : gesture bplural : activities , movements7: melodic change of pitch

— mo·tion·al

\ˈmō-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— mo·tion·less

\ˈmō-shən-ləs\ adjective

— mo·tion·less·ly adverb

— mo·tion·less·ness noun

— in motion

of an offensive football player : running parallel to the line of scrimmage before the snap

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