Motion
Of happening. May also be referred to as movement.
A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something.
This concept's ID is @1~39060
Geology
- crustal movement
Movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust.
- heave
(geology) a horizontal dislocation.
Also contains
- travel
A movement through space that changes the location of something.
- wave
One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large...
- wave
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
- turning
A movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind".
- rebound
A movement back from an impact.
- throw
The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.
- bending
Movement that causes the formation of a curve.
- periodic motion
Motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence...
- wobble
An unsteady rocking motion.
- seek
The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk.
- jitter
A small irregular movement.
- approach
The event of one object coming closer to another.
- passing
The motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of...
- deflection
The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position.
- whirl
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for...
- kick
The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.
- squeeze
A twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring".
- twist
A jerky pulling movement.
- undulation
Wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves.
- Brownian movement
The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid.