descent vs motion

motion vs descent

descent and motion both are nouns.

descent is not a verb while motion is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
descent	Yes	No	No	No
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of descent; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than descent:

descent: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
motion: the act of changing location from one place to another

Other hypernyms of descent include move, movement.

descent (noun)	motion (noun)
the act of changing your location in a downward direction	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
properties attributable to your ancestry	the act of changing location from one place to another
a movement downward	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
the hereditary derivation of an individual	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a downward slope or bend	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

descent (verb)	motion (verb)
	show, express or direct through movement

Difference between descent and motion

Words related to "motion"

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