Engelsk substantiv: motion | |||
1. | motion (om kommunikasjon) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gesture | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | visual communication | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | beck, bow, bowing, curtsey, curtsy, facial expression, facial gesture, flourish, gesticulation, high-five, nod, obeisance, previous question, shrug, sign, sign of the cross, V sign, wafture, wave, waving | ||
2. | motion (om begivenhet) a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | movement | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | approach, approaching, backlash, bend, bending, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, cam stroke, change of location, commotion, crustal movement, deflection, deflexion, heave, jitter, kick, moving ridge, passage, passing, pedesis, periodic motion, periodic movement, rebound, recoil, recoil, repercussion, seek, squeeze, stroke, tectonic movement, throw, travel, turn, turning, twist, undulation, undulation, wave, wave, whirl, wobble, wrench, wring | ||
3. | motion (om handling) a change of position that does not entail a change of location | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise. Movement is a sign of life. An impatient move of his hand. Gastrointestinal motility. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | motility, move, movement | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | change | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, closing, dart, disturbance, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy, eversion, everting, eye movement, fetal movement, flicker, flit, flutter, foetal movement, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, inversion, inversion, jerk, jerking, jolt, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, opening, pitch, pitching, posing, prostration, quiver, quivering, reach, reaching, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, saccade, shutting, sitting, sitting, snap, span, squat, squatting, squirm, standing, straddle, stretch, stroke, sweep, toss, upending, vibration, wave, waver, wiggle, wriggle | ||
4. | motion (om tilstand) a state of change | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They were in a state of steady motion. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | state | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | flow, palpitation, perpetual motion, precession, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, stream, trembling, vibration | ||
Kjennetegner disse uttrykkene | moving, nonmoving, unmoving | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness | ||
5. | motion (om kommunikasjon) a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He made a motion to adjourn. She called for the question. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | question | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | proposal | ||
6. | motion (om handling) the act of changing location from one place to another | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | move, movement | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | change | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | advance, advancement, approach, approaching, ascending, ascension, ascent, chase, coast, coming, crawl, descent, displacement, flow, following, forward motion, glide, haste, hurry, hurrying, locomotion, lunge, lurch, maneuver, manoeuvre, migration, onward motion, play, procession, progress, progression, pursual, pursuit, return, rise, rush, rushing, shift, shifting, slide, slippage, speed, speeding, stream, swing, swinging, translation, travel, travel, traveling, travelling, vacillation | ||
7. | motion (om fenomen) an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The cinema relies on apparent motion. The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | apparent motion, apparent movement, movement | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | optical illusion | ||
Engelsk verb: motion | |||
1. | motion (om kommunikasjon) show, express or direct through movement | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gestured his desire to leave. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gesticulate, gesture | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | acclaim, applaud, beckon, bless, bow, bow down, clap, clap, cross oneself, exsert, extend, hold out, nod, put out, shake, shrug, sign, spat, spat, stretch forth, stretch out, wave, wink | ||