motion
noun/ˈməʊʃn/
Слово англійською: motion
Переклад motion українською: рух (змі́на поло́ження), проє́кт (зако́на і т. д.), нудо́та при по́дорожі
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, singular] the act or process of moving or the way something moves
- What was Newton's first law of motion?
- The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick.
- Rub the cream in with a circular motion.
- in motion (formal) Do not alight while the train is still in motion (= moving).
- [countable] a particular movement made usually with your hand or your head, especially to communicate something synonym gesture
- At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent.
- She made a sawing motion with her hand.
- [countable] a formal proposal that is discussed and voted on at a meeting
- to table/put forward a motion
- to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in favour of a motion)
- The motion was adopted/carried by six votes to one.
Wordfinder- argument
- ayes
- chair
- debate
- the floor
- motion
- propose
- second
- speak
- vote
- [countable] (British English, formal) an act of emptying the bowels; the waste matter that is emptied from the bowels
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin motio(n-), from movere ‘to move’.
Idioms
go through the motions (of doing something)
- to do or say something because you have to, not because you really want to
set/put something in motion
- to start something moving
- They set the machinery in motion.
- (figurative) The wheels of change have been set in motion.
- He wound the key and set the toy in motion.