descending motion

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• motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …   Universalium

• Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 — French: Nu descendant un escalier n° 2 Artist Marcel Duchamp Year 1912 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 147 …   Wikipedia

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• Melodic motion — Complex melodic motion is the quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody. This may be described as conjunct or disjunct, stepwise or skipwise, respectively and involves the use of the …   Wikipedia

• Stop motion — (or frame by frame) animation is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved by small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the… …   Wikipedia

• forward motion — Synonyms and related words: Brownian movement, advance, advancement, advancing, angular motion, ascending, ascent, axial motion, backflowing, backing, backward motion, career, climbing, course, current, descending, descent, downward motion, drift …   Moby Thesaurus

• Paracentric motion — paracentric par a*cen tric (p[a^]r [.a]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), paracentrical par a*cen tric*al (p[a^]r [.a]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Pref. para + centric, ical: cf. F. paracentrique.] Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parallel motion — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contrary motion — noun : melodic progression of two voices moving in opposite directions * * * Music. melodic motion in which one part rises in pitch while the other descends. * * * contrary motion noun (music) Movement of parts in opposite directions, one up,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Contrary motion — Contrary Con tra*ry (? or ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See {Contra }.] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. [1913 Webster] And if ye walk contrary …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• similar motion — similar motion, Music. two parts or voices sounded together and moving in the same direction, both either ascending or descending in pitch, but not in the same intervals …   Useful english dictionary