slide vs motion

motion vs slide

slide and motion both are nouns.

slide and motion both are verbs.

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

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

slide: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
motion: the act of changing location from one place to another

Other hypernyms of slide include move, movement.

slide (noun)	motion (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
sloping channel through which things can descend	the act of changing location from one place to another
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.	a state of change

slide (verb)	motion (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly	show, express or direct through movement
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
move smoothly along a surface

Difference between slide and motion

Words related to "motion"

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