motion vs undulation

undulation vs motion

motion and undulation both are nouns.

motion is a verb but undulation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, undulation is a hyponym of motion; that is, undulation 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
undulation: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, deflexion, bend, bending, change of location, travel, wave, jitter, periodic motion, periodic movement, heave, backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, kick, recoil, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, turning, twist, wrench, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, whirl, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	undulation (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
the act of changing location from one place to another	wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	an undulating curve
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)	undulation (verb)
show, express or direct through movement

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