motion vs ascent

ascent vs motion

motion and ascent both are nouns.

motion is a verb but ascent is not a verb.

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

As nouns, ascent is a hyponym of motion; that is, ascent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
ascent: the act of changing location in an upward direction

Other hyponyms of motion include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression, locomotion, travel, lunge, lurch, travel, traveling, travelling, chase, following, pursual, pursuit, ascending, ascension, rise, descent, swing, swinging, vacillation, return, coast, glide, slide, slippage, flow, stream, crawl, hurrying, speed, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.

motion (noun)	ascent (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of changing location in an upward direction
the act of changing location from one place to another	a movement upward; rise above the ground
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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)	ascent (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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