motion

nouns

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
gesture, motion
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
motion, 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"
motility, motion, move, movement
is derived from
move
a state of change
"they were in a state of steady motion"
motion
is derived from
move
antonym
motionlessness
is a type of (narrower)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
"the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
state
is an attribute of
in motion
"a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
moving
is an attribute of
not in motion
nonmoving, unmoving
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"
motion, 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"
motion, move, movement
is derived from
motional
is derived from
move
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"
apparent motion, apparent movement, motion, movement

verbs

show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
gesticulate, gesture, motion