motion vs deflexion

deflexion vs motion

motion and deflexion both are nouns.

motion is a verb but deflexion is not a verb.

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

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

motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
deflexion: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, bend, bending, change of location, travel, undulation, wave, jitter, periodic motion, periodic movement, heave, backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, kick, recoil, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, turning, twist, wrench, undulation, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, whirl, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	deflexion (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
the act of changing location from one place to another	the property of being bent or deflected
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
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)	deflexion (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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