¹mo-tion
Pronunciation: 'mO-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English mocioun, from Middle French motion, from Latin motion-, motio movement, from movEre to move
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 will
3 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 direction
4 obsolete a : a puppet show b : PUPPET
5 : MECHANISM
6 a : an act or instance of moving the body or its parts : GESTURE b plural : ACTIVITIES, MOVEMENTS
7 : melodic change of pitch
- mo-tion-al /'mO-shn&l, -sh&-n^&l/ adjective
- mo-tion-less /'mO-sh&n-l&s/ 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