ALL meanings of non-motion
non--mo·tion
N n - verb with object non-motion to direct by a significant motion or gesture, as with the hand: to motion a person to a seat. 1
- verb without object non-motion to make a meaningful motion, as with the hand; gesture; signal: to motion to someone to come. 1
- idioms non-motion go through the motions, to do something halfheartedly, routinely, or as a formality or façade. 1
- idioms non-motion in motion, in active operation; moving: The train was already in motion when he tried to board it. 1
- noun non-motion the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement. 1
- noun non-motion power of movement, as of a living body. 1
- noun non-motion the manner of moving the body in walking; gait. 1
- noun non-motion a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture. 1
- noun non-motion a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: to make a motion to adjourn. 1
- noun non-motion Law. an application made to a court or judge for an order, ruling, or the like. 1
- noun non-motion a suggestion or proposal. 1
- noun non-motion an inward prompting or impulse; inclination: He will go only of his own motion. 1
- noun non-motion Music. melodic progression, as the change of a voice part from one pitch to another. 1
- noun non-motion Machinery. a piece of mechanism with a particular action or function. the action of such a mechanism. 1