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Webster 1913 Edition


Self-motion

Selfˊ-mo′tion

,
Noun.
Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneous or voluntary motion.
Matter is not induced with
self-motion
.
Cheyne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Self-motion

SELF-MO'TION

,
Noun.
[self and motion.] Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse; spontaneous motion.
Matter is not indued with self-motion. Cheyne.

Definition 2024


self-motion

self-motion

English

Noun

self-motion (plural self-motions)

  1. Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse.

References

  • Oglivie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).