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, motility(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"
motion, movement, move(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"
movement, motion(noun)
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
movement, social movement, front(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"
movement(noun)
a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
"the second movement is slow and melodic"
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort(noun)
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, movement(noun)
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, bm(noun)
a euphemism for defecation
"he had a bowel movement"
drift, trend, movement(noun)
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"
movement(noun)
the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
"it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"
movement(noun)
the act of changing the location of something
"the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
GCIDE
Movement(n.)
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.]
Movement(n.)
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
movement(Noun)
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.
movement(Noun)
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.
movement(Noun)
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.
movement(Noun)
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.
movement(Noun)
A large division of a larger composition.
Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.
movement(Noun)
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.
movement(Noun)
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.
movement(Noun)
An act of emptying the bowels.
Etymology: From movement (modern French mouvement), from movimentum, from movere.
Webster Dictionary
Movement(noun)
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.]
Movement(noun)
motion of the mind or feelings; emotion
Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]
Movement(noun)
manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement
Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]
Movement(noun)
the rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece
Etymology: [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.]
Movement(noun)
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.]
Movement(noun)
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, 2020movement
An action of moving.
The movement of the ferry was balanced, gentle and steady forward, we all enjoyed.
Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2020movement
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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British National Corpus
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
Then I just started tinkering and learning about how the world works, which was inspired kind of by the idea of the Great Recession from the housing collapse. I was learning about things, i started making videos on YouTube showing people what I was tinkering with and what I was coming up with. It turned into a big enough movement that I shut down my real estate business, I quit the airlines, and now it's all YouTube.
Jill believed in the Movement. She supported every woman finally coming forward to share their dark truths and expose those who had committed previously unspeakable deeds. She was loyal. She was strong. Jill was many things, but she was not a liar.
Dinosaurs are like modern-day birds, crocodiles and lizards in that they inherited particular joints in their skulls from fish ball and socket joints, much like peoples hip joints that seem to lend themselves, but not always, to movement like in snakes, when you put a lot of force on things, theresa tradeoff between movement and stability. Birds and lizards have more movement but less stability.
This trial is not a referendum on the #MeToo movement, you must decide this case on the evidence.
Lots of guys come and kind of get it in their blood, that's what we're about. ... And that is a movement.
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Translations for movement
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- حركةArabic
- движениеBulgarian
- movimentCatalan, Valencian
- věta, hnutí, pohybCzech
- bevægelseDanish
- Bewegung, SatzGerman
- κίνηση, μέρος, κίνημαGreek
- moviĝo, movadoEsperanto
- movimientoSpanish
- جنبشPersian
- liikeFinnish
- mouvementFrench
- gluasadScottish Gaelic
- movementoGalician
- ניד, תְנוּעָהHebrew
- आंदोलनHindi
- mouvmanHaitian Creole
- շարժում, շարժArmenian
- gerakanIndonesian
- movimentoItalian
- 運動, 動き, ムーブメントJapanese
- بزووتنهوه, حهرهکهت, جوولانهوهKurdish
- mōtusLatin
- kustībaLatvian
- bewegingDutch
- bevegelseNorwegian
- movementOccitan
- ruchPolish
- movimentoPortuguese
- movimaint, moviment, muvimaintRomansh
- mișcareRomanian
- движениеRussian
- moghimentu, movimentu, moimentu, muimentuSardinian
- hnutieSlovak
- gibanje, stavek, premikanje, premikSlovene
- sats, rörelseSwedish
- ఉద్యమంTelugu
- hareketTurkish
- حرکتUrdu
- cử độngVietnamese
- mouvmintWalloon
- באַוועגונגYiddish
- 运动Chinese
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