Motion ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Motion ( noun )

1. Movement or action, especially of a particular kind.
2. A proposal or suggestion made in a meeting or parliament.
3. An act of asking a court or other body to take a particular action.
4. The process or action of moving or being moved.
5. An act of moving the body, or a particular part of the body, in a particular way.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french motion, from latin motio(n-), from movere "to move". the noun originally denoted an act of moving, the action of moving, or the state of being moved; later it came to denote the act of proposing or recommending something.

Examples:

1. The motion of the train.
2. He made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
3. She filed a motion for a new trial.
4. The motion of the dancers.
5. The motion of the waves.

(As a verb)

Motion ( verb )

1. Movement or action, especially of a particular kind.
2. A proposal or suggestion made in a meeting or parliament.
3. An act of asking a court or other body to take a particular action.
4. The process or action of moving or being moved.
5. An act of moving the body, or a particular part of the body, in a particular way.

Origin:

Middle english: from old french motion, from latin motio(n-), from movere "to move". the noun originally denoted an act of moving, the action of moving, or the state of being moved; later it came to denote the act of proposing or recommending something.

Examples:

1. The motion of the train.
2. He made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
3. She filed a motion for a new trial.
4. The motion of the dancers.
5. The motion of the waves.