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
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• a state of change
  • they were in a state of steady motion
    

• 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
    

• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

Verb

• show, express or direct through movement
  • He gestured his desire to leave
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  apparent motion , apparent movement , movement , move , question , motility , gesture , gesticulate
• Antonyms: 
  motionlessness , stillness , lifelessness