countermotion

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noun

A physical movement that counterbalances another movement.

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Meanings

nouncountermotion (plural countermotions)

plural countermotions

  1. A physical movement that counterbalances another movement.
  2. A legal motion filed in opposition to a previous motion.

    Last week, United States District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano refused to issue a temporary injunction halting the state investigation, and the state filed a countermotion asking the federal government not to interfere in a state legal matter.

    2007 September 3, Jill P. Capuzzo, “Civil Union Dispute Pits Methodist Retreat Against Gays Who Aided in Its Rebirth”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + motion.

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APA

countermotion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermotion

MLA

“countermotion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermotion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermotion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermotion.

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