self-motion

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self-motion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Self-motion \Self`-mo"tion\, n.
     Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse;
     spontaneous or voluntary motion.
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           Matter is not induced with self-motion.  --Cheyne.
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