motion vs descent

descent vs motion

motion and descent both are nouns.

motion is a verb but descent is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

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