span vs motion

span and motion both are nouns.

span and motion both are verbs.

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

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

span: the act of sitting or standing astride
motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Other hypernyms of span include motility, move, movement.

span (noun)	motion (noun)
the act of sitting or standing astride	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.	the act of changing location from one place to another
the distance or interval between two points	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
two items of the same kind	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
the complete duration of something	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

span (verb)	motion (verb)
to cover or extend over an area or time period	show, express or direct through movement

Difference between span and motion

Words related to "motion"

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