| has gloss | (noun) a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
motion, move, movement, motility |
| lexicalization | eng: motility |
| lexicalization | eng: motion |
| lexicalization | eng: movement |
| lexicalization | eng: move |
| subclass of | (noun) the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
change |
| Note: 57 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (noun) (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
abduction |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
disturbance |
| has subclass | (noun) turning upside down; setting on end
upending, inversion |
| has subclass | (noun) an abrupt spasmodic movement
jerk, saccade, jolt, jerking |
| has subclass | (noun) a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
kick, kicking |
| has subclass | (noun) the movement of the eyes
eye movement |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of assuming a prostrate position
prostration |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reaching, stretch, reach |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
reclining |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
retraction |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of bending backward
retroflexion, retroflection |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
rotation, rotary motion |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of closing something
closing, shutting |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
sitting |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
squatting, squat |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of vibrating
vibration, quiver, quivering |
| has subclass | (noun) a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
wave |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of sitting or standing astride
straddle, span |
| has subclass | (noun) a single complete movement
stroke |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of wiggling
wiggle, wriggle, squirm |
| has subclass | c/Abolitionist movements |
| has subclass | c/American political movements |
| has subclass | c/Black liberation movements in the British Empire |
| has subclass | c/British fascist movements |
| has subclass | c/British political movements |
| has subclass | c/Colombian guerrilla movements |
| has subclass | c/Defunct American political movements |
| has subclass | c/Environmental movements |
| has subclass | c/Health movements |
| has subclass | c/Italian art movements |
| has subclass | c/Javanese spiritual movements |
| has subclass | c/Moldovan political movements |
| has subclass | c/Movements in cinema |
| has subclass | c/Neo-Nazi movements and concepts |
| has subclass | c/Neoclassical movements |
| has subclass | c/Turkish political movements |
| has subclass | c/Zionist youth movements |
| has subclass | e/Christian movements |
| has subclass | e/Hindu reform movements |
| has subclass | e/Pannationalism |