Definitions:

1. a change of position that does not entail a change of location noun
   • The reflex motion of the eyebrows revealed their surprise.
2. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote noun
   • The representative made a motion to adjourn.
3. a state of change noun
   • they were in a state of steady motion
4. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object noun
   • the cinema relies on apparent motion
5. the act of changing location from one place to another noun
   • police controlled the motion of the crowd

Synonyms:

• apparent motion
• apparent movement
• gesticulate
• gesture
• move
• movement
• question

NearBy Words:

• motional
• motionless
• motionlessly
• motionlessness