motion vs periodic movement

periodic movement vs motion

motion and periodic movement both are nouns.

motion is a verb but periodic movement is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
periodic movement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, periodic movement is a hyponym of motion; that is, periodic movement 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
periodic movement: motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same

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, 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, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	periodic movement (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same
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)	periodic movement (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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