motivity

American  

[moh-tiv-i-tee] / moʊˈtɪv ɪ ti /

noun

1. the power of initiating or producing motion.

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motivity British  

/ məʊˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

1. the power of moving or of initiating motion

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Etymology

Origin of motivity

First recorded in 1680–90; motive + -ity

Example Sentences

Another idea, that of thermodynamic motivity, on which Thomson suggested might be founded a fruitful presentation of the subject of thermodynamics, may be mentioned here.

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The name motivity of a system was proposed by Lord Kelvin in 1879 for this conception of available energy.

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They were appealing to a fictitious motivity, one not grounded in "the nature of things."

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Is it connected with the phenomena of exteriorization of sensitivity or motivity?

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Here also seemed to be an unconscious corroboration of Albert de Rochas's experiments in the "externalization of motivity," as he calls it.

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