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motion vs adduction

adduction vs motion

motion and adduction both are nouns.

motion is a verb but adduction is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
adduction Yes No No No
As nouns, adduction is a hyponym of motion; that is, adduction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • adduction: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
motion (noun) adduction (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
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
motion (verb) adduction (verb)
show, express or direct through movement
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