motion vs pedesis

pedesis vs motion

motion and pedesis both are nouns.

motion is a verb but pedesis is not a verb.

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

As nouns, pedesis is a hyponym of motion; that is, pedesis 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
pedesis: the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, deflexion, 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, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	pedesis (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
the act of changing location from one place to another
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)	pedesis (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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