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motion vs shifting

shifting vs motion

motion and shifting both are nouns.

motion is not an adjective while shifting is an adjective.

motion is a verb but shifting is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
shifting Yes Yes No No
As nouns, shifting is a hyponym of motion; that is, shifting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
  • shifting: the act of moving from one place to another
Other hyponyms of motion include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression, 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, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.
motion (noun) shifting (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location the act of moving from one place to another
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 (adjective) shifting (adjective)
(of soil) unstable
changing position or direction
continuously varying
motion (verb) shifting (verb)
show, express or direct through movement
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