perpetual motion

  • 41motion — motional, adj. motioner, n. /moh sheuhn/, n. 1. the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement. 2. power of movement, as of a living body. 3. the manner of moving the body in walking; gait. 4. a bodily movement or… …

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  • 42perpetual — adjective Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Anglo French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per through + petere to go to more at feather Date: 14th century 1. a. continuing forever ; everlasting < perpetual motion > b. (1) …

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  • 43motion —    (a) defecation    Medical jargon, not of sitting up in bed but from the movement of the bowels. Motions are faeces:     She had dreams of cooking by perpetual motion, or rather by perpetual motions. (Sharpe, 1976 Mrs Wilt s biological lavatory …

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  • 44Center of motion — Motion Mo tion, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary;&#8230; …

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  • 45Compound motion — Motion Mo tion, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary;&#8230; …

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  • 46Harmonic motion — Motion Mo tion, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary;&#8230; …

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  • 47Circle of perpetual apparition — Perpetual Per*pet u*al, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp[ e]tuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, etis, lasting throughout.] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing;&#8230; …

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  • 48Circle of perpetual occultation — Perpetual Per*pet u*al, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp[ e]tuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, etis, lasting throughout.] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing;&#8230; …

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  • 49motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …

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  • 50perpetual screw — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical&#8230; …

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