Definition of motion

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• motion is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• motion is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• motion is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of motion

• the act of changing location from one place to another (noun)

  Examples

  1. police controlled the motion of the crowd

  Synonyms

  1. move
  2. movement
• show, express or direct through movement (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. gesticulate
  2. gesture
• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object (noun)

  Examples

  1. the cinema relies on apparent motion

  Synonyms

  1. apparent motion
  2. apparent movement
  3. movement
• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. movement
• a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote (noun)

  Examples

  1. he made a motion to adjourn

  Synonyms

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

  Synonyms

  1. gesture
• a change of position that does not entail a change of location (noun)

  Examples

  1. the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise

  Synonyms

  1. motility
  2. move
  3. movement
• a state of change (noun)

  Examples

  1. they were in a state of steady motion

See definition of motion in Merriam Webster