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When I'm building my dome in my chapel, and I had a vision - I've worked on perpetual motion and I haven't never give it up yet. I still think it could be done, perpetual motion. I had a vision of a un resist able windmill.
Howard Finster

Meaning of "perpetual motion" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERPETUAL MOTION

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Perpetual motion is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PERPETUAL MOTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Perpetual motion

Perpetual motion is motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy. This is impossible in practice because of friction and other sources of energy loss. A perpetual motion machine is a hypothetical machine that can do work indefinitely without an energy source. This kind of machine is impossible, as it would violate the first or second law of thermodynamics. Cases of apparent perpetual motion can exist in nature, but such motions either are not truly perpetual or cannot be used to do work without changing the nature of the motion. For example, the motion or rotation of celestial bodies such as planets may appear perpetual, but are actually subjected to many forces such as solar winds, interstellar medium resistance, gravitation, thermal radiation and electro-magnetic radiation. The flow of electric current in a superconducting loop may be perpetual and could be used as an energy storage medium, but following the principle of energy conservation the source of energy output would in fact originate from the energy input with which it was previously charged.

Definition of perpetual motion in the English dictionary

The definition of perpetual motion in the dictionary is Also called: perpetual motion of the first kind. motion of a hypothetical mechanism that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy. It is impossible in practice because of friction. Other definition of perpetual motion is Also called: perpetual motion of the second kind. motion of a hypothetical mechanism that derives its energy from a source at a lower temperature. It is impossible in practice because of the second law of thermodynamics.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PERPETUAL MOTION

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

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Translation of «perpetual motion» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

永动机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movimiento perpetuo
570 millions of speakers

English

perpetual motion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सतत गति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحركة الدائبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вечный двигатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

movimento perpétuo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবিরাম গতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouvement perpétuel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergerakan abadi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Perpetuum mobile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

永久運動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영구 운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerak terus-terusan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

động cơ vĩnh cửu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிரந்தர இயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शाश्वत मोशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devamlı hareket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moto perpetuo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perpetum mobile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вічний двигун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perpetuum mobile
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αέναη κίνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voortdurende beweging
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

evighets
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

evighetsmaskin
5 millions of speakers

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

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Howard Finster
When I'm building my dome in my chapel, and I had a vision - I've worked on perpetual motion and I haven't never give it up yet. I still think it could be done, perpetual motion. I had a vision of a un resist able windmill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERPETUAL MOTION»

Discover the use of perpetual motion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perpetual motion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perpetual Motion: The History of an Obsession
An illustrated overview of perpetual motion machines and their inventors.
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume, 2006
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The Dream of Perpetual Motion
The tale of Harold’s life is also one of an alternate reality, a lucid waking dream in which the well-heeled have mechanical men for servants, where the realms of fairy tales can be built from scratch, where replicas of deserted islands ...
Dexter Palmer, 2010
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In Perpetual Motion: Theories of Power, Educational History, ...
Primarily focusing on the works of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Herbart, and G. Stanley Hall, she describes how the notion of "the child" was related to theories about reason, interiority, and power.
Bernadette M. Baker, 2001
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The Perpetual Motion Machine: The Story of an Invention
The Perpetual Motion Machine: The Story of an Invention, originally published in German in 1910, is an indefinable blend of diary, diagrams and digression that falls somewhere between memoir and reverie: a document of what poet and ...
Paul Scheerbart, 2011
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Perpetual Motion: Transforming Shapes in the Renaissance ...
In Perpetual Motion, Michel Jeanneret argues for a sixteenth century swept up in change and fascinated by genesis and metamorphosis. Jeanneret begins by tracing the metamorphic sensibility in sixteenth-century science and culture.
Michel Jeanneret, 2001
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Perpetual Motion: Creative Movement Exercises for Dance and ...
This work aims to help the reader get both boys and girls excited about dance, build essential skills, and improve educational outcomes.
Janice Pomer, 2002
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Perpetual Motion
It is an ironic yet compassionate examination of the painful consequences of human folly. From the Hardcover edition.
Graeme Gibson, 2010
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Perpetual Motion: Ozy and Millie, 2002-2003
The fourth volume, in which Llewellyn attempts to base a perpetual motion machine on Millie, the identity of Millie's father is revealed, the kids participate in a spelling bee, Avery dabbles in reality television, Ozy moonlights as a lab ...
D. C. Simpson, 2008
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In Perpetual Motion: Travel Behavior Research Opportunities ...
This book provides an authoritative assessment of the state-of-the-art in travel behaviour research and applications, and identifies the principal emerging trends, challenges and opportunities in this important area of transportation ...
Hani S. Mahmassani, 2002
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Perpetual motion: the public and private lives of Rudolf Nureyev
In fact, reports Otis Stuart, it may have been Nureyev's homosexuality, as much as his desire for creative freedom, that caused his sensational "leap to freedom" at the Paris airport in 1961.
Otis Stuart, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERPETUAL MOTION»

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Arts Scene: 'Frame' presents eight short dance works
“Frame” is the Bell House's second production of the year, following its collaboration with Oklahoma City's Perpetual Motion Dance in ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
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Pay $27 to Discover the Joys of Post-Capitalism
The perpetual motion machine was already invented several times. It has yet to work. "Once you understand that information is physical, and ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
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COMING MOVIES
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, PG A 10-year-old cartographer getting an award from the Smithsonian for inventing a perpetual motion ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Canada one step closer to significant medal win
What does giant Sim Bhullar offer, or perpetual motion machine Daniel Mullings? “Win or lose getting to this point has been great for our young ... «Sportsnet.ca, Jul 15»
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Struggling Ambulance Services Want Help From Harrisburg
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emily Wheeler of Valley Ambulance Service is a paramedic in perpetual motion, rushing to as many as a dozen calls ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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Muscle Shoals: Riding the Sea-Doo GTI 155 SE and 215 Wake Pro
Personal watercraft typically begin idling along with some thrust the moment you start the engine, and this perpetual motion can be a major ... «Yahoo Autos, Jul 15»
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Not exactly missing it: Apple's quarterly results
“Apple is like… uh, the Death Star? Giant but still man-made? That's not quite right. How about a perpetual motion machine? Wait… cold fusion! «Macworld, Jul 15»
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Musician Josh Pyke ... has a new record, But For All Those Bleeding …
Did you end up going with the perpetual motion machine you were looking for? Thanks to that cover I now know what a perpetual motion ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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What Muhammad Ali Can Teach Us About Success And An …
Instead of retreating the way most fighters did, one foot at a time, Ali kept on his toes, shuffling back and dancing, in perpetual motion to his own ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
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The Vibrant, Nuclear-Hued Glow of Tangerine
Once in play, though, their use seems less like a gimmick and more like the only way possible to keep up with the perpetual motion of the ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»

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