Hyphenation of MOTION

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word MOTION ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

MO-TION

Definitions of MOTION :

1.	The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
2.	A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
3.	A change of position that does not entail a change of location The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise Movement is a sign of life An impatient move of his hand Gastrointestinal motility
4.	A state of change They were in a state of steady motion
5.	A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote He made a motion to adjourn She called for the question
6.	The act of changing location from one place to another Police controlled the motion of the crowd The movement of people from the farms to the cities His move put him directly in my path
7.	An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object The cinema relies on apparent motion The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
8.	Show, express or direct through movement He gestured his desire to leave

Synonyms of MOTION :

noun	movement, happening, occurrence, natural event
noun	gesture, visual communication
noun	movement, move, motility, change
noun	state
noun	question, proposal
noun	movement, move, change
noun	apparent motion, apparent movement, movement, optical illusion
verb	gesticulate, gesture, communicate, intercommunicate

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.