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1motion picture — motion picture, adj. 1. a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion picture projector) in such rapid succession as to… …
2Motion (physics) — Motion involves change in position, such as in this perspective of rapidly leaving Yongsan Station In physics, motion is a change in position of an object with respect to time. Change in action is the result of an unbalanced force. Motion is… …
3Motion Pictures — ▪ 1995 Introduction Selected Film Awards 1994(For Selected Film Awards, see Table (Selected Film Awards 1994).) The overall picture of world cinema in 1994, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of motion pictures, was one of national… …
4Motion simulator — Simulator seating St. Louis Zoo A motion simulator or motion platform is a mechanism that encapsulates occupants and creates the effect/feelings of being in a moving vehicle. Motion simulators fall into two categories (described below) based on… …
5motion 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 …
6motion — 01. The [motion] of a moving car always makes me fall asleep when I m sitting in the back. 02. The little bunny stayed [motionless] in the tall grass until the hawk flew away. 03. Mae West once said that sex is an emotion in [motion]. 04.… …
7Motion aftereffect — The motion after effect (MAE) is a visual illusion experienced after viewing a moving visual stimulus for a time (seconds to minutes) with stationary eyes, and then fixating a stationary stimulus. The stationary stimulus appears to move in the… …
8Motion-induced interocular suppression — When one eye is presented with a constantly moving visual pattern while the other eye is shown a stationary image, this image is typically suppressed from awareness for long periods of time (Mendoza Chaudhuri 2007). The duration of this motion… …
9motion — 1. A change of place or position. Cf.:movement (1). 2. SYN: defecation. 3. SYN: stool. [L. motio, movement, fr. moveo, pp. motus, to move] brownian m. SYN: brownian movement. [R. Brown, British botanist, 1773–1858] continuous passive m. ( …
10Brownian motion — Any of various physical phenomena in which some quantity is constantly undergoing small, random fluctuations. It was named for Robert Brown, who was investigating the fertilization process of flowers in 1827 when he noticed a rapid oscillatory… …
