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Results for: "motion"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

motion — state of progression from one place to another
→ ruch m
motion — parliamentary proposal
→ wniosek

More translations:

motion
→ ruch
motion
→ wniosek
motion
→ skinąć

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (7)

1. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals;
[syn: gesture, motion]

2. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something;
[syn: movement, motion]

3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location;
- Example: "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"
- Example: "movement is a sign of life"
- Example: "an impatient move of his hand"
- Example: "gastrointestinal motility"
[syn: motion, movement, move, motility]

4. a state of change;
- Example: "they were in a state of steady motion"

5. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote;
- Example: "he made a motion to adjourn"
- Example: "she called for the question"
[syn: motion, question]

6. the act of changing location from one place to another;
- Example: "police controlled the motion of the crowd"
- Example: "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"
- Example: "his move put him directly in my path"
[syn: motion, movement, move]

7. an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
- Example: "the cinema relies on apparent motion"
- Example: "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
[syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement]


VERB (1)

1. show, express or direct through movement;
- Example: "He gestured his desire to leave"
[syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]