motion sickness

motion sickness

n.

Nausea and dizziness induced by motion, as in travel by aircraft, car, or ship.

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motion sickness

n

(Pathology) the state or condition of being dizzy or nauseous from riding in a moving vehicle

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mo′tion sick`ness

n.

nausea and dizziness resulting from the effect of motion on the semicircular canals of the ear, as during car travel.

[1940–45]

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motion sickness

Physical discomfort brought about by prolonged movements of the organs of balance within the ear. The symptoms may include headaches, nausea, and vomiting.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

motion sickness - the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle kinetosis ailment, complaint, ill - an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining air sickness, airsickness - motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) car sickness - motion sickness experienced while traveling in a car mal de mer, naupathia, seasickness - motion sickness experienced while traveling on water nausea, sickness - the state that precedes vomiting

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Translations

matkapahoinvointi

乗り物酔い

укачивание

åksjuka

motion sickness

n → mal m d'auto (or d'aria or di mare)

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