motion vs turning

turning vs motion

motion and turning both are nouns.

motion is a verb but turning is not a verb.

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

As nouns, turning is a hyponym of motion; that is, turning 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
turning: a movement in a new direction

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, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, twist, wrench, undulation, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, whirl, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	turning (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
the act of changing location from one place to another	act of changing in practice or custom
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	the activity of shaping something on a lathe
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	a movement in a new direction
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object	a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
a state of change

motion (verb)	turning (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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