(sometimes figuratively) The power that enables something to move. / (rail transport, collectively) The locomotives that operate on a railway.

(music) A sequence of four notes (B flat, A, C, B natural), included in a piece of music as a homage to Johann Sebastian Bach.

A sequence of images depicting people or objects in motion, preserved on a recording medium and capable of being projected for viewing. / A movie.

Video of sufficient quality to make motion appear continuous to humans, considered to require at least 16 frames per second.

(uncountable) The state of being motile (moving) / (countable) The degree to which something is motile

(uncountable, photography) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.

(biology) In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously. / (biology) In organs or organelles: capable of producing motion.

(psychology) A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.

Effectively providing an incentive.

present participle of motivate