motion vs glide

glide vs motion

motion and glide both are nouns.

motion and glide both are verbs.

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

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

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
glide: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

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, descent, swing, swinging, vacillation, return, coast, slide, slippage, flow, stream, crawl, hurrying, speed, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.

motion (noun)	glide (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the act of changing location from one place to another	the activity of flying a glider
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
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)	glide (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	move smoothly and effortlessly
	fly in or as if in a glider plane
	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

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