motion vs facial expression

facial expression vs motion

motion and facial expression both are nouns.

motion is a verb but facial expression is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
facial expression	Yes	No	No	No

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

motion: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
facial expression: a gesture executed with the facial muscles

Other hyponyms of motion include sign, gesticulation, beck, facial gesture, flourish, high-five, previous question, shrug, wafture, wave, waving, V sign, nod, bow, bowing, obeisance, sign of the cross, curtsey, curtsy.

motion (noun)	facial expression (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the feelings expressed on a person's face
the act of changing location from one place to another	a gesture executed with the facial muscles
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)	facial expression (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

Difference between motion and facial expression

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