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motion

/ˈməʊʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈməʊʃ(ə)n/
motion
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

mo - tion -> motion

Myanmar meaning

(n) ရွေ့လျားမှု (v) ကိုယ်ဟန်လက်ဟန်ပြ

Full entry

motion /'mǝƱʃn / n

၁။ [U, sing] ရွေ့လျားမှု။ လှုပ်ရှားမှု။
the swaying motion of the ship ❍ It is no longer in motion (ie has stopped moving). See also PERPETUAL MOTION, SLOW MOTION
၂။ [C] (ကိုယ်လက် စသည်) လှုပ်ရှားမှု။ At a single motion of his hand the room fell silent.
၃။ [C] (အစည်းအဝေးတွင်) အဆိုပြုချက်။ propose / table / put forward/reject a motion of no confidence in the government ❍ The motion was adopted/carried by a majority of six votes.
၄။ [C] (Brit fml ) (က) ဆီး၊ ဝမ်း သွားခြင်း။ loose motions (ie DIARRHOEA). (ခ) ဆီး (သို့) ဝမ်း။
v ကိုယ်ဟန်လက်ဟန် ပြသည်။ လက်ရိပ်ပြသည်။ မျက်ရိပ်ပြသည်။ He motioned to the waiter. ❍ He motioned (to) me to sit down. ❍ The old lady motioned for him to get out. ❍ motion sb to a chair.
❏ go through the motions (of doing sth) [IDM ] (infml ) ဟန်ဆောင်လုပ်ပြသည်။ He went through the motions of welcoming her friends and then quickly left the room.
❏ motionless adj မလှုပ်။ နကမ္ပတိ။ standing perfectly motionless.
❏ motion picture n ရုပ်ရှင်။ the motion-picture industry.
❏ put/set sth in motion [IDM ] စတင် လှုပ်ရှားစေသည်။ အသက်သွင်းသည်။ (စက်)နှိုးသည်။ set machinery in motion ❍ (fig ) put the new campaign in motion.

More examples
  • Special instruments record the speed and motion of the atoms.
  • [in motion] : Muybridge developed high-speed photography of people and animals in motion.
  • Rub the horse’s coat in a circular motion.
  • She made a little fluttering motion with her hands.
  • The Committee will debate the motion today.
Synonyms
movement, action, activity, shift, act, advance, agitation, ambulation, beckon, body English, change, changing, cue, direct, direction, drift, dynamics, flag, flow, fluctuation, flux, full swing, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, guide, high sign, inclination, indicate, indication, invite, kinesis, kinetics, locomotion, mobility, motility, move, nod, oscillation, passage, passing, plan, presentation, progress, proposal, proposition, recommendation, request, sign, signal, signalize, stir, stirring, stream, submission, suggestion, sway, sweep, swing, tendency, travel, wave, wavering
Antonyms
be still, condemnation, idleness, immobility, repose, rest, stagnation, stiffness, stillness
Cross references
movementactionactivityshiftactadvanceagitationambulationbeckonbody Englishchangechangingcuedirectdirectiondriftdynamicsflagflowfluctuationfluxfull swinggesticulategesticulationgestureguidehigh signinclination
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