wave vs motion

wave and motion both are nouns.

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

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

wave: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Other hypernyms of wave include motility, move, movement.

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

wave: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
motion: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

Other hypernyms of wave include gesture.

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

wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Other hypernyms of wave include movement.

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

wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

Other hypernyms of wave include movement.

As verbs, motion is a hypernym of wave; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than wave:

Other hypernyms of wave include gesticulate, gesture.

wave (noun)	motion (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair	the act of changing location from one place to another
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
something that rises rapidly	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)	a state of change
an undulating curve

wave (verb)	motion (verb)
set waves in	show, express or direct through movement
signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion