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 0 facts

    Movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust.

  • heave 0 facts

    (geology) a horizontal dislocation.

Also contains

  • travel 14 facts

    A movement through space that changes the location of something.

  • wave 13 facts

    One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large...

  • wave 12 facts

    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.

  • turning 5 facts

    A movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind".

  • rebound 3 facts

    A movement back from an impact.

  • throw 2 facts

    The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.

  • bending 1 facts

    Movement that causes the formation of a curve.

  • periodic motion 1 facts

    Motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence...

  • wobble 1 facts

    An unsteady rocking motion.

  • seek 0 facts

    The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk.

  • jitter 0 facts

    A small irregular movement.

  • approach 0 facts

    The event of one object coming closer to another.

  • passing 0 facts

    The motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of...

  • deflection 0 facts

    The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position.

  • whirl 0 facts

    Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for...

  • kick 0 facts

    The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.

  • squeeze 0 facts

    A twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring".

  • twist 0 facts

    A jerky pulling movement.

  • undulation 0 facts

    Wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves.

  • Brownian movement 0 facts

    The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid.