self-motion

English

Etymology

self- +‎ motion

Noun

self-motion (countable and uncountable, plural self-motions)

  1. Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse.

References
  • Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).
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