Definitions of movement [ˈmuv mənt]

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Definition of 'movement'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) movement
the act, process, or result of moving.

2.  movement
a particular manner or style of moving.

3.  movement
Usu., movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.

4.  movement
a change of position or location of troops or ships.

5.  movement
abundance of events or incidents.

6.  movement
rapid progress of events.

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

8.  movement
the stylistic representation of motion in a work of art.

9.  movement
a series of actions or activities directed or tending toward a particular end.

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

11.  movement
a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal.

12.  movement
the price change in the market of some commodity or security.

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

14.  movement
Music.

15.  movement
a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.

16.  movement
motion; rhythm; time; tempo.

17.  movement
Pros. rhythmical structure or character.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF)

Definition of 'movement'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) motion, movement, move, motility
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"

2. (noun) motion, movement, move
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"

3. (noun) movement, motion
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

4. (noun) movement, social movement, front
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"

5. (noun) movement
a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
"the second movement is slow and melodic"

6. (noun) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
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"

7. (noun) apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement
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"

8. (noun) bowel movement, movement, bm
a euphemism for defecation
"he had a bowel movement"

9. (noun) drift, trend, movement
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"

10. (noun) movement
the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
"it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"

11. (noun) movement
the act of changing the location of something
"the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

Definition of 'movement'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) movement
an organized group of people with a common aim
the green movement; an international movement against racism

2.  movement
a change or development
no movement in the stock market; a movement toward introducing the smoking ban

3.  movement
the act or process of moving
The sensors will detect any movement in the room.; graceful/awkward movements

4.  movement
movements
where sb is and what they are doing at a particular time
Police would like to know more about his movements that day.

5.  movement
a part of a long piece of classical music
the slow second movement

Definition of 'movement'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) movement
the act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement

2. (noun) movement
motion of the mind or feelings; emotion

3. (noun) movement
manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement

4. (noun) movement
the rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece

5. (noun) movement
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

6. (noun) movement
a system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch

Definition of 'movement'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. movement
The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMOTION in that locomotion is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while movement encompasses both locomotion but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts. Movement may be used with reference to humans, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from MOTOR ACTIVITY, movement associated with behavior.

Translation of 'movement'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.
Afrikaans: beweging	Arabic: حَرَكَه، تَحْريك	Bulgarian: местене
Brazilian: movimento	Czech: pohyb	German: die Bewegung
Danish: bevægelse	Greek: κίνηση	Spanish: movimiento
Estonian: liikumine	Farsi: تغییر مکان	Finnish: liike
French: mouvement	Hebrew: תְנוּעָה	Hindi: गति
Croatian: pokret	Hungarian: mozgás; mozdulat	Indonesian: gerakan
Icelandic: hreyfing	Italian: movimento	Japanese: 動き
Korean: 이동	Lithuanian: judėjimas, judesys, mosta	Latvian: kustība
Malay: pergerakan	Dutch: beweging	Norwegian: bevegelse
Polish: poruszenie (się)	Persian: تغییر مکان	Pashto: ځای بدلول
Portuguese: movimento	Romanian: mişcare	Russian: движение; перемещение
Slovak: pohyb	Slovenian: premik	Serbian: pokret
Swedish: rörelse	Thai: การเคลื่อนที่	Turkish: hareket, kımıldama
Taiwanese: 移動	Ukrainian: рух	Urdu: حرکت
Vietnamese: sự chuyển động	Chinese: 移动，运动
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