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bowing vs motion

motion vs bowing

bowing and motion both are nouns.

bowing is an adjective but motion is not an adjective.

bowing is not a verb while motion is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bowing Yes Yes No No
motion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, motion is a hypernym of bowing; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than bowing:
  • bowing: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  • motion: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Other hypernyms of bowing include reverence, gesture.
bowing (noun) motion (noun)
managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument a change of position that does not entail a change of location
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting the act of changing location from one place to another
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change
bowing (adjective) motion (adjective)
showing an excessively deferential manner
bowing (verb) motion (verb)
show, express or direct through movement
Difference between bowing and motion

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