motion movement move | the act of changing location from one place to another, police controlled the motion of the crowd, the movement of people from the farms to the cities, his move put him directly in my path |
progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
motion movement move motility | 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 |
rotation rotary motion | the act of rotating as if on an axis, the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
filming cinematography motion-picture photography | the act of making a film |
respiratory syncytial virus | a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children) |
motion-picture camera movie camera cineamera | a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession |
motion-picture film movie film cine-film | photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool, to be used in a movie camera |
perpetual motion machine | a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source, impossible under the law of conservation of energy |
lower respiratory tract smear bronchoscopic smear sputum smear | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract, used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs |
respiratory system systema respiratorium | the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing |
respiratory tract airway | the passages through which air enters and leaves the body |
lower respiratory tract | the bronchi and lungs |
upper respiratory tract | the nose and throat and trachea |
respiratory organ | any organ involved in the process of respiration |
respiratory center | the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles |
Kepler's law Kepler's law of planetary motion | (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler |
Newton's law of motion Newton's law law of motion | one of three basic laws of classical mechanics |
first law of motion Newton's first law of motion Newton's first law | a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force |
second law of motion Newton's second law of motion Newton's second law | the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force |
third law of motion Newton's third law of motion Newton's third law law of action and reaction | action and reaction are equal and opposite |
a movie film picture moving picture moving-picture show motion picture motion-picture show picture show pic flick | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement, they went to a movie every Saturday night, the film was shot on location |
slow motion | a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed, achieved by taking the film at a faster rate |
gesture motion | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
motion question | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote, he made a motion to adjourn, she called for the question |
movement motion | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
periodic motion periodic movement | motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same |
harmonic motion | a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions |
simple harmonic motion | periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement |
axial rotation axial motion roll | rotary motion of an object around its own axis, wheels in axial rotation |
orbital rotation orbital motion | motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point, satellites in orbital rotation |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance |
moviegoer motion-picture fan | someone who goes to see movies |
apparent motion motion apparent movement movement | an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object, the cinema relies on apparent motion, the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement |
Brownian movement Brownian motion pedesis | the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid |
respiratory quotient | the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time |
motion | a state of change, they were in a state of steady motion |
perpetual motion | motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy, impossible in practice because of friction |
respiratory acidosis carbon dioxide acidosis | acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia), excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood |
respiratory alkalosis | alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis) |
adult respiratory distress syndrome ARDS wet lung white lung | acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales, inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen, occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. |
respiratory disease respiratory illness respiratory disorder | a disease affecting the respiratory system |
respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn hyaline membrane disease | an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn), lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking, characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli |
respiratory tract infection respiratory infection | any infection of the respiratory tract |
lower respiratory infection | infection of the lower respiratory tract |
severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS | a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in , characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia, can be fatal |
upper respiratory infection | infection of the upper respiratory tract |
motion sickness kinetosis | the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle |
respiratory rate rate of respiration | the rate at which a person inhales and exhales, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |