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Perpetual motion Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Perpetual motion has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction

2

The motion of some hypothetical device that continues forever with no obvious input of energy in violation of the laws of thermodynamics.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
motion
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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