"perpetual motion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} perpetual motion (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The motion of some hypothetical device that continues forever with no external input of energy, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: perpetual motion machine Translations (Translations): ikuinen liike (Finnish), mouvement perpétuel [masculine] (French), mōtus perpetuus [masculine] (Latin), wieczny ruch [masculine] (Polish), nieustanny ruch [masculine] (Polish), ве́чное движе́ние (véčnoje dvižénije) [neuter] (Russian)
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