movement

[ moov-muhnt ]

/ ˈmuv mənt /

noun

the act, process, or result of moving.

a particular manner or style of moving.

Usually movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.

Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships.

abundance of events or incidents.

rapid progress of events.

the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.

Fine Arts. the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.

a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought.

a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage.

the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.

a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal: the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art.

the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter.

bowel movement.

the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.

Music.

a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
motion; rhythm; time; tempo.

Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.

Origin of movement

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; see move, -ment

SYNONYMS FOR movement

1 See motion.

5 eventfulness.

ANTONYMS FOR movement

1 inertia, stasis.

OTHER WORDS FROM movement

coun·ter·move·ment, noun

Words nearby movement

move up, move-in, move-out, moveable, moveless, movement, mover, mover and shaker, movers and shakers, movie, movie camera

Example sentences from the Web for countermovement

Several times it moves eastward and collides with a countermovement from the east westward.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy
As soon as this is widely recognized, a countermovement ought to start.

Psychology and Social Sanity |Hugo Mnsterberg

British Dictionary definitions for countermovement

movement

/ (ˈmuːvmənt) /

noun

the act, process, or result of moving
an instance of moving

the manner of moving

a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one
the organized action of such a group

a trend or tendency in a particular sphere

the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock

(often plural) a person's location and activities during a specific time

the evacuation of the bowels
the matter evacuated

music a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure

tempo or pace, as in music or literature

fine arts the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc

prosody the rhythmic structure of verse

a positional change by one or a number of military units

a change in the market price of a security or commodity

Medical definitions for countermovement

movement

[ mōōv′mənt ]

n.

The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

An evacuation of the bowels; defecation.

Cultural definitions for countermovement

movement

In music, a self-contained division of a long work; each movement usually has its own tempo. A long, undivided composition is said to be in one movement.

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