Self-motion

Self-motion
Self-motion Self`-mo"tion, n. Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneous or voluntary motion. [1913 Webster]

Matter is not induced with self-motion. --Cheyne. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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