turning vs motion
motion vs turningturning and motion both are nouns.
turning is not a verb while motion is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| turning | Yes | No | No | No |
| motion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
motion is a hypernym of
turning; that is, motion is a
word with a broader meaning than turning:
- turning: a movement in a new direction
- motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Other hypernyms of turning include
movement.
| turning (noun) | motion (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| act of changing in practice or custom | the act of changing location from one place to another |
| the activity of shaping something on a lathe | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
| the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote |
| a movement in a new direction | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe | an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object |
| a state of change |
| turning (verb) | motion (verb) |
|---|---|
| show, express or direct through movement |
Words related to "turning"
- change
- change of course
- coming back
- deflection
- deflexion
- deviation
- digression
- divagation
- diversion
- end product
- formation
- gyration
- kick turn
- left
- motion
- movement
- output
- paring
- return
- reversal
- revolution
- right
- rotation
- shaping
- shaving
- sliver
- stem
- stem turn
- swerve
- swerving
- telemark
- three-point turn
- turn
- turn around
- veering
- version
- volution
- yaw
Words related to "motion"
- Brownian motion
- Brownian movement
- V sign
- abduction
- acclaim
- adduction
- advance
- advancement
- agitation
- apparent motion
- apparent movement
- applaud
- approach
- approaching
- ascending
- ascension
- ascent
- backlash
- beck
- beckon
- bend
- bending
- bless
- body English
- bow
- bow down
- bowing
- cam stroke
- change
- change of location
- chase
- circumduction
- clap
- closing
- coast
- coming
- commotion
- communicate
- crawl
- cross oneself
- crustal movement
- curtsey
- curtsy
- dart
- decelerated motion
- deflection
- deflexion
- descent
- displacement
- disturbance
- eurhythmics
- eurhythmy
- eurythmics
- eurythmy
- eversion
- everting
- exsert
- extend
- eye movement
- facial expression
- facial gesture
- fetal movement
- flicker
- flit
- flourish
- flow
- flutter
- foetal movement
- following
- forward motion
- gesticulate
- gesticulation
- gesture
- glide
- happening
- haste
- headshake
- headshaking
- heave
- high-five
- hold out
- hurry
- hurrying
- inclination
- inclining
- intercommunicate
- inversion
- jerk
- jerking
- jitter
- jolt
- kick
- kicking
- kneel
- kneeling
- locomotion
- lunge
- lurch
- maneuver
- manoeuvre
- migration
- motility
- motion with variable acceleration
- motional
- motionlessness
- move
- movement
- moving
- moving ridge
- natural event
- nod
- nonmoving
- obeisance
- occurrence
- occurrent
- onward motion
- opening
- optical illusion
- palpitation
- passage
- passing
- pedesis
- periodic motion
- periodic movement
- perpetual motion
- pitch
- pitching
- play
- posing
- precession
- present
- previous question
- procession
- progress
- progression
- proposal
- prostration
- pursual
- pursuit
- put out
- question
- quiver
- quivering
- reach
- reaching
- rebound
- reciprocation
- reclining
- recoil
- relative motion
- repercussion
- retraction
- retroflection
- retroflexion
- return
- rise
- rotary motion
- rotation
- rush
- rushing
- saccade
- salute
- seek
- shake
- shakiness
- shaking
- shift
- shifting
- shrug
- shutting
- sign
- sign of the cross
- sitting
- slide
- slippage
- snap
- span
- spat
- speed
- speeding
- squat
- squatting
- squeeze
- squirm
- standing
- state
- straddle
- stream
- stretch
- stretch forth
- stretch out
- stroke
- sweep
- swing
- swinging
- tectonic movement
- throw
- toss
- translation
- travel
- traveling
- travelling
- trembling
- turn
- turning
- twist
- undulation
- unmoving
- upending
- vacillation
- vibration
- visual communication
- wafture
- wave
- waver
- waving
- whirl
- wiggle
- wink
- wobble
- wrench
- wriggle
- wring
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