Phenomena and Processes

Motion

Physical motion, i.e., a change in position of a body or subject as a result of an external force. It is distinguished from MOVEMENT, a process resulting from biological activity.

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Physical motion, i.e., a change in position of a body or subject as a result of an external force. It is distinguished from MOVEMENT, a process resulting from biological activity.

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  • Motions

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Indexing Annotation

a concept in physics; differentiate from MOVEMENT, a physiological concept

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History Note

68; was see under MOVEMENT 1963-67

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Previous Indexing

  • Acceleration (1966-1967)
  • Kinetics (1966-1967)
  • Movement (1966-1967)

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  1. G01w.482w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Motion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009038. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009038
  2. Motion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion
  3. Motion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79782