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Meaning of "motion sickness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTION SICKNESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTION SICKNESS

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Motion sickness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTION SICKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Motion sickness

Motion sickness or kinetosis, also known as travel sickness, is a condition in which a disagreement exists between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement. Depending on the cause, it can also be referred to as seasickness, car sickness, simulation sickness or airsickness. Dizziness, fatigue, and nausea are the most common symptoms of motion sickness. Sopite syndrome in which a person feels fatigue or tiredness is also associated with motion sickness. Nausea in Greek means seasickness. If the motion causing nausea is not resolved, the sufferer will usually vomit.

Definition of motion sickness in the English dictionary

The definition of motion sickness in the dictionary is the state or condition of being dizzy or nauseous from riding in a moving vehicle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTION SICKNESS

moti
motif
motific
motile
motility
motion
motion capture
motion of censure
motion picture
motion study
motional
motioner
motionist
motionless
motionlessly
motionlessness
motivate
motivated
motivation
motivation research

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTION SICKNESS

African sleeping sickness
blackness
bleakness
business
darkness
decompression sickness
homesickness
morning sickness
mountain sickness
pinkness
quickness
radiation sickness
seasickness
semi-darkness
serum sickness
sickness
slackness
slickness
thickness
travel-sickness
weakness

Synonyms and antonyms of motion sickness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «motion sickness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTION SICKNESS

Find out the translation of motion sickness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of motion sickness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «motion sickness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

晕车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinetosis
570 millions of speakers

English

motion sickness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوار الحركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

укачивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doença de movimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতি অসুস্থতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le mal des transports
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mabuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reisekrankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乗り物酔い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멀미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Motion sickness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

say tàu xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்கம் நோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हालचालीत आजार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yol tutması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chinetosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

choroba lokomocyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заколисування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rău de mișcare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίνηση ασθενείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wagenziekte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åksjuka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reisesyke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motion sickness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTION SICKNESS»

The term «motion sickness» is regularly used and occupies the 67.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTION SICKNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about motion sickness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTION SICKNESS»

Discover the use of motion sickness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to motion sickness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Motion and Space Sickness
This compendium, written by active researchers in the field, encompasses topics ranging from anatomical and physiological subjects, through analyses of stimulus characteristics, prediction of sickness, and consideration of human factors, to ...
George H. Crampton, 1990
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Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes
Visual influences on motion sickness (magnitude estimation) induced in automobile passengers by repetitive braking manoeuvres (linear accelerations along the horizontal x-axis: 0.8 to 1.2 g) under real road conditions. The symptom is ...
Thomas Brandt, 2003
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Clinical Neurophysiology of the Vestibular System
Motion sickness refers to the syndrome of dizziness, perspiration, nausea, vomiting, increased salivation, yawning, and generalized malaise induced by motion.52 It is usually produced by vestibular stimulation but also can occur with visual ...
Robert William Baloh, Vicente Honrubia, 2001
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Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight
Neurophysiological aspects: Space motion sickness. In: Nicogossian AE, Leach Huntoon C, Pool SL (eds.), Space Physiology and Medicine, 3rd edn. Philadelphia, PA: Lea and Febiger; 1994:228–260. 4. Reschke MF, Kornilova LM , Harm DL, ...
Michael R. Barratt, Sam Lee Pool, 2008
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Smart Medicine for Healthier Living
Whether you are traveling by car, boat, train, or plane, motion sickness can spoil a good time. Motion sickness is caused by excessive stimulation of the vestibular apparatus, located in the inner ear, which is responsible for maintaining a sense  ...
Janet Zand, Allan N. Spreen, James B. LaValle, 1999
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Motion Sickness in Restrained Conditions
I sought to understand relationship between passive restraint, postural movement, and motion sickness.
Cedrick Thierry Bonnet, 2006
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Motion Sickness
Lynne Tillman. Motion Sickness Motion Sickness Lynne Tillman Red Lemonade a Cursor publishing community Front Cover.
Lynne Tillman, 2014
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Nausea and Vomiting
A centrally acting cholin- esterase inhibitor, physostigmine, produces a motion sickness-like syndrome in subjects not exposed to provocative motion.218 The opiate antagonist, naloxone, enhances motion sickness in humans219 and cats. 220 ...
John Kucharczyk, David J. Stewart, Alan D. Miller, 1991
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Handbook of Human Vibration
This volume summarizes the current understanding of the many human responses to vibration. Divided into two parts, this book deals with whole-body vibrations and hand-transmitted vibration.
M. J. Griffin, 2012
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Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Matti Anniko, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Victor Bonkowsky, Patrick Bradley, Salvatore Iurato. 1.6.16.4 Symptoms Motion sickness is clinically characterized by nausea, pallor, yawing, vomiting and mainly by a feeling of severe discomfort.
Matti Anniko, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Victor Bonkowsky, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTION SICKNESS»

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Pop a Virtual Reality Motion Sickness Relief Capsule for All-Day …
Is the motion sickness attributed to mismatched motion or field of view, motion parallax and awkward viewing angles getting between you and ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
2
Top 10 Best Virtual Reality Headsets
... peek around a corner, or perform other detailed movements movements which reduce the feeling of motion sickness and enhance the feeling ... «Heavy.com, Jul 15»
3
STRIVR has two more NFL teams lined up for 2015
Hurdles include overcoming the possibility of motion sickness from using the headset, along with properly adapting the technology for use by ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
D-Box Experience Makes a Ride out of a Movie
I wouldn't recommend it for those who are prone to motion sickness, as I said you do feel everything. But those who enjoy a good action movie ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
Postcard From Iceland: Update from Reykjavik (real life candyland)
... thinking about taking the perfect photo (and thus never succeeded), and began thinking that I finally understood the woes of motion sickness. «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
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The 8 Dying Trends In Website Design To Stay Away From
The journal went on to report “…two of the participants in the study sufferedfrom motion sickness and because of that reduced their ratings of ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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Keep these tips in mind when traveling with your pet this summer
This will help prevent motion sickness. You'll want to allow enough time to take lots of potty and exercise breaks and remember to never leave ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
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Radial-G aims to bring Wipeout and F-Zero-style racing to VR
It had to be said that the sense of speed in Radial-G was pretty disappointing but I'm not sure if that's designed to offset motion sickness. Hitting ... «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
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Pam Am Games yield reminder of swimming greats
... instant fame plus the $10,000 previously offered Chadwick, who failed, due to motion sickness brought on by the stormy dark lake that night. «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
10
The joys of ginger
... whether in capsule form or in food, does help reduce or control nausea caused by seasickness, motion sickness, morning sickness and even ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Motion sickness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/motion-sickness>. May 2024 ».
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