What does Movement mean?
Definitions for Movement
ˈmuv məntmove·ment
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Movement.
Princeton's WordNet
motion, movement, move, motilitynoun
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"
motion, movement, movenoun
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"
movement, motionnoun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
movement, social movement, frontnoun
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"
movementnoun
a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
"the second movement is slow and melodic"
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun
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"
apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movementnoun
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"
bowel movement, movement, bmnoun
a euphemism for defecation
"he had a bowel movement"
drift, trend, movementnoun
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"
movementnoun
the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
"it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"
movementnoun
the act of changing the location of something
"the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
GCIDE
Movementnoun
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.
Movementnoun
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.
Wiktionary
movementnoun
Physical motion between points in space.
I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
movementnoun
For a clockwork, a clock, or a watch, a device that cuts time in equal portions.
movementnoun
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
movementnoun
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
movementnoun
A large division of a larger composition.
movementnoun
An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
movementnoun
The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
The movement on his cutter was devastating.
movementnoun
An act of emptying the bowels.
Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Movementnoun
Etymology: mouvement, French.
What farther relieves descriptions of battles, is the art of introducing pathetick circumstances about the heroes, which raise a different movement in the mind, compassion and pity. Alexander Pope, Essay on Homer.
Under workmen are expert enough at making a single wheel in a clock, but are utterly ignorant how to adjust the several parts, or regulate the movement. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Movementnoun
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
Movementnoun
motion of the mind or feelings; emotion
Movementnoun
manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement
Movementnoun
the rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece
Movementnoun
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
Movementnoun
a system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch
Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]
Freebase
Movement
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession. A movement is a section, "a major structural unit perceived as the result of the coincidence of relatively large numbers of structural phenomena." Often a composer attempts to interrelate the movements thematically, or sometimes in more subtle ways, in order that the individual movements exert a cumulative effect. In some forms, composers sometimes link the movements, or ask for them to be played without a pause between them.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
movement
A term used to express the changes of position which troops undergo in performing their evolutions.
Editors Contribution
movement
A group of people with a common aspiration or goal.
The movement involved many people working together to empower change and organize power to the people.
Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2020
movement
An action of moving.
The movement of the ferry was balanced, gentle and steady forward, we all enjoyed.
Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2020
movement
The act of a change of location.
Their movement was from one side of the city to the other.
Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Movement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #707
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Movement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1427
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Movement' in Nouns Frequency: #216
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Movement in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Movement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Movement in a Sentence
I ensured I took my time, making sure every movement was as secure as possible, when I got to the top, it really was the most rewarding view I’ve ever witnessed.
Never question the power of one! Throughout history it has been the actions of only one person who has inspired the movement of change."
Only America can convene Sunni forces from what I believe needs to be a combined Sunni force of Egyptians, Saudis, Jordanians, Sunnis in Iraq, Sunnis in Syria to confront a radical Sunni movement and defeat them militarily. They will need our help in convening it, but it doesn't involve a full-scale U.S. invasion of Iraq.
I don't think there'll be immediate movement on it right now. But we do want to start having a conversation and we think that it's going to be a very long and public conversation, in a state like New York, which has a GDP of $2.3 trillion, we're talking about hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue that's being created here. So I think it's important that people understand the numbers behind that,that New Yorkers understand that they are creating this valuefor these companies and that they have seen no return on their own, on their own labor, on their own data.
You know whats interesting about this group?, ive been doing this for 30 years. I know what Im doing. You come in here, and you say it has to be my way or the highway. I dont respond to that, Feinstein continued. Ive gotten elected, I just ran. I was elected by almost a million-vote plurality. And I know what Im doing. So you know, maybe people should listen a little bit. Sunrise Movement, an organization that describes itself as wanting to stop climate change, shared a clip of the exchange on its Twitter page Friday. This is how @SenFeinstein reacted to children asking her to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution -- with smugness + disrespect. This is a fight for our generations survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress, the tweet with the video said. HARRIS, FEINSTEIN FUME AFTER WHITE HOUSE RE-NOMINATES TWO CONSERVATIVE CALIFORNIA JUDGES The video begins with the group explaining that they wanted to present a letter to Feinstein and ask her.
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Translations for Movement
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- حركةArabic
- движениеBulgarian
- movimentCatalan, Valencian
- hnutí, věta, pohybCzech
- bevægelseDanish
- Bewegung, SatzGerman
- κίνημα, μέρος, κίνησηGreek
- movado, moviĝoEsperanto
- movimientoSpanish
- جنبشPersian
- liikeFinnish
- mouvementFrench
- gluasadScottish Gaelic
- movementoGalician
- תְנוּעָה, נידHebrew
- आंदोलनHindi
- mouvmanHaitian Creole
- շարժ, շարժումArmenian
- gerakanIndonesian
- movimentoItalian
- 動き, ムーブメント, 運動Japanese
- حهرهکهت, جوولانهوه, بزووتنهوهKurdish
- mōtusLatin
- kustībaLatvian
- bewegingDutch
- bevegelseNorwegian
- movementOccitan
- ruchPolish
- movimentoPortuguese
- movimaint, moviment, muvimaintRomansh
- mișcareRomanian
- движениеRussian
- movimentu, moghimentu, moimentu, muimentuSardinian
- hnutieSlovak
- premikanje, stavek, premik, gibanjeSlovene
- sats, rörelseSwedish
- இயக்கம்Tamil
- ఉద్యమంTelugu
- hareketTurkish
- حرکتUrdu
- cử độngVietnamese
- mouvmintWalloon
- באַוועגונגYiddish
- 运动Chinese
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