the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
[ Syn: gesture ]
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
[ Syn: movement ]
a change of position that does not entail a change of location; the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
a state of change; they were in a state of steady motion'
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; he made a motion to adjourn; she called for the question
[ Syn: question ]
the act of changing location from one place to another; police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; the cinema relies on apparent motion; the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
[ Syn: apparent motion , apparent movement , movement ]
motion (n.)
show, express or direct through movement; He gestured his desire to leave
[ Syn: gesticulate , gesture ]