hand motion
Signing or beckoning
Hand motion is movement of the hand, whether a deliberate gesture or incidental action.
The term appears in contexts ranging from conducting music to sign language to physical therapy: The magician's hand motion distracted from the trick.
In technical settings, hand motion may refer to specific movements tracked by sensors or cameras.
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- flickBrief, sharp motion
- finger snapSharp sound from digits
grasp · reach · point · thumbs up · air quotes · beckon · come hither · clap · fist bump · snap · wrist · fingers · palm · sweep · stroke · twirl · grip · clutch
- getting attentionhey, psst, yoo-hoo, ahoy, hey there
- work efficiencytime study, standard time, work study, labor standards, work standards
communication modality
hand motionspoken language
Audible verbal communication system
speech · verbal communication · vocalization · spoken word · voice
hand, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handiness, handful, handfuls