WordCmp.com

motion vs precession

precession vs motion

motion and precession both are nouns.

motion is a verb but precession is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
precession Yes No No No
As nouns, precession is a hyponym of motion; that is, precession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: a state of change
  • precession: the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
Other hyponyms of motion include palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration, perpetual motion, flow, stream, relative motion.
motion (noun) precession (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
the act of changing location from one place to another the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
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) precession (verb)
show, express or direct through movement
Difference between motion and precession

Words related to "motion"

Words related to "precession"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.