swing motion

Back and forth

Swing motion describes movement along a curved arc, like a pendulum or a golfer's club traveling through its path.

The term appears in sports analysis, physical therapy, and mechanical engineering to distinguish arcing movements from linear ones.

In legal contexts, particularly legislative procedure, a swing motion can change the direction of debate or voting.

Related

sway · trapeze · wrecking ball · rocking · pull · oscillation · seat · amplitude · damping · kinetics · rotate · playground · metronome · resonance · rope · sweep · dynamics · chain

Opposites
movement trajectory

swing motionlinear motion

Displacement along a line

forward motion · straight path · translation · beeline · thrust

movement pattern

swing motionstillness

Complete lack of motion

stasis · immobility · rest · motionlessness · fixed position

movement quality

swing motionangular motion

Motion involving rotation

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G