Definitions for movement
ˈmuv məntmove·ment

Princeton's WordNet(3.64 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. movement, motionnoun

   a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

4. 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"

5. movementnoun

   a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata

   "the second movement is slow and melodic"

6. 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"

7. 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"

8. bowel movement, movement, bmnoun

   a euphemism for defecation

   "he had a bowel movement"

9. 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"

10. movementnoun

    the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)

    "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"

11. movementnoun

    the act of changing the location of something

    "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

GCIDE(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

2. 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.

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. movementnoun

   Physical motion between points in space.

   I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

2. movementnoun

   For a clockwork, a clock, or a watch, a device that cuts time in equal portions.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

3. movementnoun

   The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

4. 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.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

5. movementnoun

   A large division of a larger composition.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

6. movementnoun

   An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

   Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

7. movementnoun

   The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

   The movement on his cutter was devastating.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

8. movementnoun

   An act of emptying the bowels.

   Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

2. Movementnoun

   motion of the mind or feelings; emotion

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

3. Movementnoun

   manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

4. Movementnoun

   the rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

5. 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

   Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]

6. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. movement

   A term used to express the changes of position which troops undergo in performing their evolutions.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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  

2. 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  

3. 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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1. movement

   Song lyrics by movement -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by movement on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Change
   • Defecation
   • Musical Composition
   • Optical Illusion
   • Social Group
   • Tendency
   • Venture

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'movement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #707

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'movement' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1427

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'movement' in Nouns Frequency: #216

How to pronounce movement?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say movement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of movement in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of movement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of movement in a Sentence

1. Soheib Masri:

   There is a new movement of Aleppo residents towards the other provinces, towards the coast, i am thinking of getting my family out because there is great fear. The shelling today isn't like before ... they've got rockets that go further.

2. Joshua Wong:

   Being involved in the action to take back Civic Square on Sept. 26 was the best decision I have made in the four years I have been involved in the social movement and student movement, i do not regret it ... even if I need to pay the price, go to court and even to jail.

3. Ben Le Brun:

   There's been a little bit of up and down and range-bound movement, which has all the hallmarks of a market marking time.

4. Gordana Biernat:

   Thinking is a brain activity. Knowing is a gut feeling. Thinking is movement. Knowing is stillness. Thinking takes time. Knowing is now.

5. Peter Maurer:

   The compounded effects of intense fighting and import restrictions are having a dramatic impact on health care. Health facilities have been massively attacked as well as suffering collateral damage, medicines can't get in so patient care is falling apart. Fuel shortages mean equipment doesn't work. This cannot go on. Yemen is crumbling. As a matter of urgency, there must be free movement of goods into and across the country ... Much more needs to be done.

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