motion vs seek

motion and seek both are nouns.

motion and seek both are verbs.

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

As nouns, seek is a hyponym of motion; that is, seek 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
seek: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

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, 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)	seek (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
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)	seek (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	inquire for
	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	go to or towards
	try to get or reach
	make an effort or attempt

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