movement

[ moov-muhnt ]

/ ˈmuv mənt /

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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.

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ANTONYMS FOR movement

1 inertia, stasis.

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OTHER WORDS FROM movement

coun·ter·move·ment, noun

Words nearby movement

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Example sentences from the Web for movement

Even in the parts of the movement he does cover, some people and efforts are missing.

The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality |E.J. Graff |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
DeCrow would come to lead a movement against this practice, suing the Hotel Syracuse in 1969 and calling for protests and sit-ins.

The Bars That Made America Great |Nina Strochlic |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Though the bar closed soon after, a movement had been sparked, and when it reopened in 1990, history was revived.

The Bars That Made America Great |Nina Strochlic |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It happened and it was a group of maybe 200 in a movement that has drawn tens of thousands in New York alone.

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And I would like for this generation to define its own movement.

Dr. Howard Fuller's Injustice Education |Campbell Brown |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the watcher made no movement, nor could I hear a sound, save that of the rising wind playing its dirge through the woods.

In Hostile Red |Joseph Altsheler
This time he did not regain his poise, but with a movement that seemed half a leap, half a fall, launched himself into mid-air.

Hour of Enchantment |Roy J. Snell
Carloads were much heavier, and were more regular in movement.

Railroads: Rates and Regulations |William Z. Ripley
The shape of the glottis is also modified in numerous ways by the movement of the tongue and mandibles.

Our Bird Comrades |Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
There was a movement in the dark, and she was kneeling on the floor by his chair.

Mortal Coils |Aldous Huxley

British Dictionary definitions for movement

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 movement

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 movement

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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