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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SELF-MOTION

n.[self and motion. ] Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse; spontaneous motion. Matter is not indued with self-motion. Cheyne.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELF-MOTION

SELF-MOTION Self `-mo "tion, n.

 

Defn: Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneus or voluntary motion. Matter is not induced with self-motion. Cheyne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

self-motion

self-mo tion ▶noun movement caused by oneself or itself, not by an external action or agent. DERIVATIVES self-mov ing adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

self-motion

self-mo tion ▶noun movement caused by oneself or itself, not by an external action or agent. DERIVATIVES self-mov ing adjective