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motion vs reciprocation

reciprocation vs motion

motion and reciprocation both are nouns.

motion is a verb but reciprocation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
reciprocation Yes No No No
As nouns, reciprocation is a hyponym of motion; that is, reciprocation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • reciprocation: alternating back-and-forth movement
Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, toss, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.
motion (noun) reciprocation (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location the act of making or doing something in return
the act of changing location from one place to another alternating back-and-forth movement
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
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) reciprocation (verb)
show, express or direct through movement
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