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Definition of perpetual motion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perpetual motion

noun
 
/pəˌpetʃuəl ˈməʊʃn/
 
/pərˌpetʃuəl ˈməʊʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. a state in which movement or action is or appears to be continuous, without ever stopping
    • We're all in a state of perpetual motion in this office (= we're always moving around or changing things).
    • His travel schedule keeps him in perpetual motion.
  2. the movement of a hypothetical (= imagined) machine that can run forever without an external source of energy
    • Scientists have never discovered the secret of perpetual motion.
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