Business name word

Motion

A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.

Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.ʃən/, /ˈmoʊ.ʃən/

What “Motion” means

Noun

  1. A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
  2. A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
  3. An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
  4. from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
  5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.

Verb

  1. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
  2. To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
  3. To make a proposal; to offer plans.

Where the word comes from

Inherited from Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin mōtiō (“movement, motion”), related to movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move”).

Meanings and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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