'Movement' definitions:

Definition of 'movement'

(from WordNet)
noun
A change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility]
noun
The act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move]
noun
A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: movement, motion]
noun
A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: movement, social movement, front]
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A major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"
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A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort]
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An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement]
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A euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn: bowel movement, movement, bm]
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A general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: drift, trend, movement]
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The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"
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The act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

Definition of 'Movement'

From: GCIDE
  • Movement \Move"ment\, n. [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]
  • 1. The act of moving in space; change of place or posture; motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Transference, by any means, from one situation to another; a change of situation; progress toward a goal; advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion there was finally some movement toward an agreement. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mus.) (a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement." --Busby. (b) One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in architecture. [PJC]
  • Febrile movement (Med.), an elevation of the body temperature; a fever.
  • Movement cure. (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
  • Movement of the bowels, an evacuation or stool; a passage or discharge. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Motion.
  • Usage: Movement, Motion. Motion expresses a general idea of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress. [1913 Webster]