rotation vs motion

motion vs rotation

rotation and motion both are nouns.

rotation is not a verb while motion is a verb.

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

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of rotation; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than rotation:

rotation: the act of rotating as if on an axis
motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Other hypernyms of rotation include motility, move, movement.

rotation (noun)	motion (noun)
the act of rotating as if on an axis	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)	the act of changing location from one place to another
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin	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

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

Difference between rotation and motion

Words related to "motion"

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