motion vs locomotion

locomotion vs motion

motion and locomotion both are nouns.

motion is a verb but locomotion is not a verb.

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

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

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
locomotion: self-propelled movement

Other hyponyms of motion include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression, travel, lunge, lurch, travel, traveling, travelling, chase, following, pursual, pursuit, ascending, ascension, ascent, 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)	locomotion (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	self-propelled movement
the act of changing location from one place to another	the power or ability to move
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)	locomotion (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

Difference between motion and locomotion

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