Motive 299083 222675110 2008-06-30T15:39:36Z NapoliRoma 1741963 Motif art movement -> Motive art movement {{wiktionarypar|motive|motif}} '''Motive''' or '''motif''' may refer to: In a '''creative work''': * [[Motif (music)]], a perceivable or salient recurring fragment or succession of notes * [[Motif (narrative)]], any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance * [[Motif (visual arts)]], a recurrent theme or pattern * [[Motif (textile arts)]], a recurring element or fragment that, when joined together, creates a larger work * [[Motif (chess composition)]], an element of a move in the consideration of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfillment of the problem stipulation In '''mathematics''': * [[Motive (algebraic geometry)]] In '''biochemistry''': * [[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 Relating to '''intent''': * [[Motive (law)]], in criminal law * [[Base motive]], in psychology * [[Motivation]] In '''music''': * [[Motive (album)|''Motive'' (album)]], a 1990 album by Red Box * [[Motive (SAHB album)|''Motive'' (SAHB album)]], a 1990 album by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band * [[Yamaha Motif]], a music workstation * [[The Motive]], a punk band '''Others''': * [[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 * [[Motif of harmful sensation]], physical or mental damage that a person suffers merely by experiencing what should normally be a benign sensation * [[Motive art movement]], a philosophical artistic movement started by the artist Blake Ward {{disambig}} [[de:Motiv]] [[fr:Motif]] [[ko:동기]] [[he:מוטיב]] [[ja:動機]] [[no:Motiv]] [[pl:Motyw]] [[ru:Мотив]] [[sk:Motív]] [[uk:Мотив]]