Look up motive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Look up motif in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Motive or motif are terms that turn up in many different forms in literature and other creative works, as well as other fields such as business and law. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ...

A motif may be a recurring fragment, theme or pattern in a creative work:

• Motif (music), a perceivable or salient recurring fragment or succession of notes.
• Motif (literature), any recurring element that has symbolic significance.
• Motif (visual arts), a recurrent theme or pattern.
• Motif (chess composition), a reason for that some move works or not in the solution of chess problem.

In biochemistry: In music, a motif is a perceivable or salient reoccurring fragment or succession of notes that may used to construct the entirety or parts of complete melodies, themes. ... In literature, a motif is a recurring element or theme that has symbolic significance in the story. ... Look up motif in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Godfrey Heathcote Hampstead and Highgate Express, 1905-06 (First Prize) White to move and mate in two. ...

• Sequence motif, a sequence pattern of nucleotides in a DNA sequence or amino acids in a protein.
• Structural motif, a pattern in a protein structure formed by the spatial arrangement of amino acids.
• A repeating pattern of elements in a crystal structure.

A motive may relate to intent: In genetics, a sequence motif is a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance. ... It has been suggested that Supersecondary structure be merged into this article or section. ... The periodic table of the chemical elements A chemical element, or element for short, is a type of atom that is defined by its atomic number; that is, by the number of protons in its nucleus. ... Quartz crystal Copper(II) sulfate and iodine crystal Synthetic bismuth crystal Insulin crystals Gallium, a metal that easily forms large single crystals A huge monocrystal of potassium dihydrogen phosphate grown from solution by Saint-Gobain for the megajoule laser of CEA. In chemistry and mineralogy, a crystal is a solid...

• Motive (law), in criminal law.
• Base motive, in psychology.
• Motive (algebraic geometry).

In music: This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Often interpreted as relational to Sigmund Freuds psychoanalytic theory and unconscious or subconscious motive theories, base motives have value in understanding action. ... In algebraic geometry the idea of a motive intuitively refers to some essential part of an algebraic variety. Mathematically, the theory of motives is then the conjectural universal cohomology theory for such objects. ...

• Yamaha Motif, a music workstation.
• The Motive, a punk band.
• Motifband, an alternative rock band.
• Motif, a Thai rock band, circa 2000.

Others: The Motif is a workstation Synthesiser released by Yamaha Corporation in August 2001. ... The Motive. ...

• In business, a thought pattern with feelings and values which leads to energised behaviour.
• Motif (widget toolkit), a graphical user interface toolkit used in software development
• Aston Motif, a range of character generators manufactured by Aston Broadcast Systems.
• Motive, Inc., a software manufacturer.
• Motives (film), a 2004 thriller starring Vivica A. Fox, Shemar Moore, Golden Brooks, Sean Blakemore and Keshia Knight Pulliam.

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