motion vs progression

progression vs motion

motion and progression both are nouns.

motion is a verb but progression is not a verb.

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

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

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
progression: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Other hyponyms of motion include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, locomotion, 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)	progression (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
the act of changing location from one place to another	a movement forward
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	a series with a definite pattern of advance
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)	progression (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

Difference between motion and progression

Words related to "motion"

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