Motionnoun
(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
Resolutionnoun
A strong will, determination.
Motionnoun
(countable) A change of position with respect to time.
Resolutionnoun
The state of being resolute.
âHis stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.â;
Motionnoun
(physics) A change from one place to another.
Resolutionnoun
A statement of intent, a vow
âBy February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.â; âMy resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.â;
Motionnoun
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
âThe motion to amend is now open for discussion.â;
Resolutionnoun
The act of discerning detail.
Motionnoun
(obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
Motionnoun
(philosophy) from ÎșÎŻÎœÎ·ÏÎčÏ (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
Resolutionnoun
(computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
âThis monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.â;
Motionnoun
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
Resolutionnoun
(computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
âname resolutionâ;
Motionnoun
(law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
Resolutionnoun
(math) The act or process of solving; solution.
âthe resolution of an equationâ;
Motionnoun
(euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
Resolutionnoun
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
âThe resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.â;
Motionnoun
(music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
Resolutionnoun
(sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
Motionnoun
(obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
Resolutionnoun
(sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
Motionverb
To gesture indicating a desired movement.
âHe motioned for me to come closer.â;
Resolutionnoun
(music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
Motionverb
(proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
Resolutionnoun
(literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
Motionverb
To make a proposal; to offer plans.
Resolutionnoun
(medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
Motionnoun
The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; - opposed to rest.
âSpeaking or mute, all comeliness and graceattends thee, and each word, each motion, forms.â;
Resolutionnoun
The act, operation, or process of resolving.
âThe unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action.â;
Motionnoun
Power of, or capacity for, motion.
âDevoid of sense and motion.â;
Resolutionnoun
The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
Motionnoun
Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east.
âIn our proper motion we ascend.â;
Resolutionnoun
The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
âBe it with resolution then to fight.â;
Motionnoun
Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts.
âThis is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion.â;
Resolutionnoun
That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting.
Motionnoun
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
âLet a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God.â;
Resolutionnoun
The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
âLittle resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania.â;
Motionnoun
A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn.
âYes, I agree, and thank you for your motion.â;
Resolutionnoun
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
Motionnoun
An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.
Resolutionnoun
A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
Motionnoun
Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts.
âThe independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.â;
Resolutionnoun
The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
Motionnoun
A puppet show or puppet.
âWhat motion's this? the model of Nineveh?â;
Resolutionnoun
The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured.
Motionverb
To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.
Resolutionnoun
a measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power.
Motionverb
To make proposal; to offer plans.
Resolutionnoun
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Motionverb
To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat.
Resolutionnoun
the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
Motionverb
To propose; to move.
âI want friends to motion such a matter.â;
Resolutionnoun
the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose;
âhis resoluteness carried him through the battleâ; âit was his unshakeable resolution to finish the workâ;
Motionnoun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Resolutionnoun
finding a solution to a problem
Motionnoun
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Resolutionnoun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;
âthe finally reached a settlement with the unionâ; âthey never did achieve a final resolution of their differencesâ; âhe needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closureâ;
Motionnoun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location;
âthe reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surpriseâ; âmovement is a sign of lifeâ; âan impatient move of his handâ; âgastrointestinal motilityâ;
Resolutionnoun
analysis into clear-cut components
Motionnoun
a state of change;
âthey were in a state of steady motionâ;
Resolutionnoun
(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
Motionnoun
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote;
âhe made a motion to adjournâ; âshe called for the questionâ;
Resolutionnoun
the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
Motionnoun
the act of changing location from one place to another;
âpolice controlled the motion of the crowdâ; âthe movement of people from the farms to the citiesâ; âhis move put him directly in my pathâ;
Resolutionnoun
(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
Motionnoun
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
âthe cinema relies on apparent motionâ; âthe succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movementâ;
Resolutionnoun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;
âthey were trying to find a peaceful solutionâ; âthe answers were in the back of the bookâ; âhe computed the result to four decimal placesâ;
Motionverb
show, express or direct through movement;
âHe gestured his desire to leaveâ;
Resolutionnoun
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner;
âhe always wrote down his New Year's resolutionsâ;
Motionnoun
the action or process of moving or being moved
âa cushioned shoe that doesn't restrict motionâ; âthe laws of planetary motionâ;
Resolutionnoun
a firm decision to do or not to do something
âshe kept her resolution not to see Anne any moreâ; âa New Year's resolutionâ;
Motionnoun
a gesture
âshe made a motion with her free handâ;
Resolutionnoun
a formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote
âthe conference passed two resolutionsâ;
Motionnoun
a piece of moving mechanism
âthe earliest engines had the Gresley conjugated motion for the middle cylinderâ;
Resolutionnoun
the quality of being determined or resolute
âhe handled the last British actions of the war with resolutionâ;
Motionnoun
a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee
âopposition parties tabled a no-confidence motionâ;
Resolutionnoun
the action of solving a problem or contentious matter
âa successful resolution to the problemâ; âthe peaceful resolution of all disputesâ;
Motionnoun
an application for a rule or order of court
âoften the defendant contributes to the length of proceedings by filing many procedural motionsâ;
Resolutionnoun
the passing of a discord into a concord during the course of changing harmony
âtension is released by the resolution from the dominant to the tonic chordâ;
Motionnoun
an evacuation of the bowels
â73% of the patients had fewer than three bowel motions a dayâ; âher mother put on her nappy for her to pass a motionâ;
Resolutionnoun
the disappearance of a symptom or condition
âcomplete remission was defined as resolution of clinical evidence of diseaseâ;
Motionverb
direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head
âhe motioned Dennis to a plush chairâ; âhe motioned the young officer to sit downâ;
Resolutionnoun
the process of reducing or separating something into constituent parts or components.
Motionverb
propose for discussion and resolution at a meeting or legislative assembly
âa resolution, motioned by Adam Tyler, proposed that members without a CCL could still belong to the associationâ; âCouncillor Byrne motioned that the committee call on the area manager to install street lightingâ;
Resolutionnoun
the replacing of a single force or other vector quantity by two or more jointly equivalent to it.
Motion
In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position over time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed, and time.
Resolutionnoun
the smallest interval measurable by a telescope or other scientific instrument; the resolving power.
Resolutionnoun
the degree of detail visible in a photographic or television image
âa high-resolution monitorâ;
Resolutionnoun
the conversion of something abstract into another form
âthe gradual resolution of an uncertain feeling into a named emotionâ;
Resolutionnoun
the substitution of two short syllables for one long one.