Motion vs Track - What's the difference?
motion | track |
(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
(countable) A change of position with respect to time.
* Dr. H. More
(physics) A change from one place to another.
* 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
* 1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
(philosophy) from ; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
* 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
* South
(legal) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.
(music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion'' is that by single degrees of the scale. ''Contrary motion'' is when parts move in opposite directions. ''Disjunct motion'' is motion by skips. ''Oblique motion'' is when one part is stationary while another moves. ''Similar'' or ''direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
* Grove
(obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
To gesture indicating a desired movement.
(proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
To make a proposal; to offer plans.
A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
A road; a beaten path.
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track . The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house.}}
(railways) The permanent way; the rails.
A tract or area, as of land.
* Fuller
(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
(automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
(cricket) The pitch.
Sound stored on a record.
The physical track on a record.
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
(uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
A session talk on a conference.
To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down ).
To follow the tracks of.
To leave in the form of tracks.
In music|lang=en terms the difference between motion and track
is that motion is (music) change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts (conjunct motion'' is that by single degrees of the scale ''contrary motion'' is when parts move in opposite directions ''disjunct motion'' is motion by skips ''oblique motion'' is when one part is stationary while another moves ''similar'' or ''direct motion is when parts move in the same direction) while track is (music) a song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.As nouns the difference between motion and track
is that motion is (uncountable) a state of progression from one place to another while track is a mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.As verbs the difference between motion and track
is that motion is to gesture indicating a desired movement while track is to observe the (measured) state of an object over time.motion
English
(wikipedia motion)Noun
- This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion .
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion' it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its ' motion .
- The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
- Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion .
- when God gave him reason, he gave him freedom to choose, for reason is but choosing; he had bin else a meer artificiall Adam'', such an ''Adam as he is in the motions .
- "I say, it is no uneven jot, to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical'' life to the more considerable effects of ''general Motion'' in ''Minerals'', ''Metalls'', and sundry ''Meteors'', whose easie and rude shapes may have no need of any Principle of Life, or ''Spermatical form'' distinct from the ''Rest'' or ''Motion'' of the particles of the ''Matter ."
- Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God.
- The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.
- What motion' s this? the model of Nineveh?
Synonyms
* (state of progression from one place to another) movement * (change from one place to another) move, movementAntonyms
* restDerived terms
* Brownian motion * motionless * perpetual motion * perpetual motion machineVerb
(en verb)- He motioned for me to come closer.
- (Shakespeare)
Usage notes
The parliamentary sense is incorrectly used by people who are not familiar with parliamentary procedure. They might say "I motion that such-and-such"—however, it would be correct to say "I move that such-and-such".track
English
Noun
(en noun)- small tracks of ground
Synonyms
* (mark left by something that has passed along) trace, trail, wake * (mark or impression left by the foot) footprint * (entire lower surface of the foot) * path, road, way * (course) course, path, trajectory, way * course, racetrack * (the permanent way) rails, railway, train tracks, tracks * (tract or area) area, parcel, region, tract * (distance between two opposite wheels) track width * ground, pitch * (sound stored on a record) recording * (physical track on a record) groove * (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) * (track and field) athletics, track and fieldDerived terms
* * album track * beaten track * fast track * half-track * half-tracker * lose track * mid-track * mommy track * off the beaten track * on the right track * on track * one-track mind * railroad track * railway track * reserved track * tenure-track * title track * track and field * trackball * track-mounted * trackpad * track record * track spike * track width * train track * tram trackSee also
* path * trailVerb
(en verb)- My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.
- In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
