motion (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Act or process of changing place1. mōtus, ūs2. mōtio (a less freq. term than motus3. ăgĭtātio (quick or constant m.)4. jactātio (tossing, unpleasant m.)5. very often expr. by verbII. ImpulseIII. Proposal1. rŏgātio (a proposal for a law, brought forward by a tribune)2. sententia (an opinion formally expressed; esp. in the senate) • motion (subs.): I. Act or process of changing place: 1. mōtus, ūs: to revolve with an opposite m. to ..., contrario m. versari quam ..., Cic. Rep. 6, 17: he imparted m. to the heavens, m. coelo dedit, id. Tim. 6. 2. mōtio (a less freq. term than motus: the mere act of moving): the m. and gesture of bodies, corporum m. atque gestus, Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 145. (Motio corresponds to motus as the verbal subs. moving to motion or movement.) 3. ăgĭtātio (quick or constant m.): Join: agitatio et motus [linguae], Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135. 4. jactātio (tossing, unpleasant m.): cf. Liv. 29, 32, ad fin., ubi primum ducta cicatrix, patique posse visa jactationem, i. e. the shaking and other motion inevitable in a journey. 5. very often expr. by verb: e. g. to set in m., movere; to be in m., moveri: the moon has no m., and is the lowest (star), luna neque movetur et infima est, Cic. Rep. 6, 17: this is the source of (their) m., hic fons, hoc principium movendi est, ib. 25 (v. to move): to be put in m. by an external cause, pulsu agitari externo, ib. 26. II. Impulse: impulsus, ūs esp. in abl.: at his m. (or instigation), suo i., Cic. R. Am. 37, 107. Phr.: of one's own m., sua sponte, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: more fully, sua sponte et voluntate., Cic. Part. 37, fin. III. Proposal: 1. rŏgātio (a proposal for a law, brought forward by a tribune): v. bill. 2. sententia (an opinion formally expressed; esp. in the senate): cf. Cic. Att. 4, 1, accurate sententiam dixi; factum est senatus-consultum in meam sententiam, i. e. according to my m.: the senate adopted the m. of Cato, senatus in Catonis s. discessit, Sall. Cat. 55, init. Phr.: to make a m.: (1). fĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3., irr. (to bring forward a matter; esp. before the people): to bring forward a m. in the assembly of the people, that ..., f. ad populum, ut ..., Cic. Ph. 2, 43, 110: more freq. foll. by legem, rogationem: v. to propose. (2). rĕfĕro, 3, irr. (esp. of proceedings in the Senate): a m. was laid before the Senate, ad senatum relatum est, cf. Caes. B. C. 1, 1: Sall.: less freq. of other bodies: he made a m. in the college of pontiffs respecting ..., ad pontificum collegium rettulisse de ..., Auct. pro Dom. 53. Refero may also denote a second or further m. in the assembly of the people, ad populum r., Cic. Clu. 49, 137. (3). censeo, ui, um, 2 (denoting a. formal expression of opinion in the Senate): wherefore I make this m. ..., quare ita ego censeo, Sall. Cat. 52, fin.
MOTION Copy link • MOTIONs. Movement, motus (in almost all the senses of the English word): motio (a putting in motion): agitatio (a moving to and fro): jactatus, jactatio (a fluctuating motion; e.g., of the sea): concussus, concussio (a violent shaking motion): machinatio (artificial motion): motion of the body, corporis motus; agitatio motusque corporis (of the body and of the hands), corporis motio et gestus: to be in motion, moveri; agitari (to be driven backward and forward): to be in constant, perpetual motion, semper esse in motu; sempiterno motu praeditum esse (e.g., of the heavenly bodies): to set in motion [Vid: To MOVE, PROP.]: to put in quick or rapid motion, incitare; concitare (to urge on): jactare (to throw about): to receive motion from without, pulsu externo agitari; from within, motu cieri interiore; cieri et agi motu suo; per se ipsum et sua sponte moveri: to have a certain and uniform motion, motu quodam certo et aequabili uti. Impulse, motus; impulsus: of one’s own motion, mea (tua, etc.) sponte. Proposal made, consilium; conditio; actio: to make a motion, conditionem ferre, proponere; ferre aliquid (ad populum): referre aliquid (ad senatum): postulare de re (before a court of justice): to make a motion for a law, ferre legem, rogationem: to make a motion for peace, de pace agere; pacis auctorem or suasorem exsistere: to oppose a motion, actioui summa vi resistere; adversus actionem summa ope anniti: to support a motion, suffragari alicui.