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speed vs motion

motion vs speed

speed and motion both are nouns.

speed and motion both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speed Yes No Yes No
motion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, motion is a hypernym of speed; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than speed:
  • speed: changing location rapidly
  • motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
Other hypernyms of speed include move, movement.
speed (noun) motion (noun)
changing location rapidly a change of position that does not entail a change of location
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression the act of changing location from one place to another
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
distance travelled per unit time 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
speed (verb) motion (verb)
move faster show, express or direct through movement
cause to move faster
move very fast
travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
move hurridly
Difference between speed and motion

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