motive

6 letters in word "motive": E I M O T V.

No anagrams for motive found in this word list.

Words found within motive:

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• Definitions:
• motivation: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives ... motive(a): causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" motif: a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music motivative(a): impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"
• In law, especially criminal law, a motive is the cause that moves people and induce a certain action. ...
• In algebraic geometry, a motive (or sometimes motif) refers to 'some essential part of an algebraic variety'. Mathematically, the theory of motives is then the conjectural "universal" cohomology theory for such objects. ...
• A short melodic or rhythmic pattern.
• The shortest musical idea of rhythmic or melodic identity that retains its identity when elaborated or transformed.
• (Motiv) is the meaning-context of the sequent course of action.
• A short musical idea which is used as the basis for a long composition. In order to build a long composition out of a short idea, the idea is subjected to many variations and transformations over the course of the piece. See also extensional. Compare to riff.
• A specific need or desire, such as hunger or achievement, that energizes and directs behavior.
• Short melodic or rhythmic idea; the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-harmonic-rhythmic unit.
• The reason why a crime was committed. In a mystery story the motive is often greed, money or love.
• The name given to a very short bit of tune, or thematic material. "Motivic development" is a favourite trick of composers to make their pieces grow from a very small beginning - the prime example being the 1st movement of Beethoven's 5th symphony.

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• motive
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