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motion vs speed

speed vs motion

motion and speed both are nouns.

motion and speed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
speed Yes No Yes No
As nouns, speed is a hyponym of motion; that is, speed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
  • speed: changing location rapidly
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, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.
motion (noun) speed (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location changing location rapidly
the act of changing location from one place to another a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something distance travelled per unit time
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change
motion (verb) speed (verb)
show, express or direct through movement move faster
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly
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