movement

[ moov-muhnt ]

/ ˈmuv mənt /

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noun

the act, process, or result of moving.

a particular manner or style of moving.

Usually movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.

Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships.

abundance of events or incidents.

rapid progress of events.

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

Fine Arts. the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition.

a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought.

a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage.

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

a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal: the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art.

the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter.

bowel movement.

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

Music.

a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
motion; rhythm; time; tempo.

Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.

OTHER WORDS FOR movement

5 eventfulness.

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OPPOSITES FOR movement

1 inertia, stasis.

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Origin of movement

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French; see move, -ment

synonym study for movement

1. See motion.

OTHER WORDS FROM movement

coun·ter·move·ment, noun

Words nearby movement

move a muscle, moved, move heaven and earth, move-in, moveless, movement, move on, move-out, mover, mover and shaker, movers and shakers

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How to use movement in a sentence

The FBI has identified the movement as a potential domestic terrorist threat.
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Plenty of nonprofits are pushing sustainable harvesting of palm oil and an international movement, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, is signing up companies to pledge to employ smart environmental practices.
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Agencies made similar moves two years ago in the wake of the Me Too movement.
‘It’s all been plan, plan, plan mode:’ Agencies have big ideas for greater diversity, but more action is needed|Seb Joseph|September 15, 2020|Digiday
The movement of other players has been neglected for a long time.
Are search engines dead in China?|Ada Luo|September 14, 2020|Search Engine Watch

By the time we get to the final movement, the suspense is palpable.
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is a lesson in finding hope in adversity|Charlie Harding|September 11, 2020|Vox
Any plans to grow her exercise movement must, she insists, remain “completely organic.”
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the real mystery and injustice came from Brooke being essentially written out of the history of the civil rights movement.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Where the force generating those threats is a widespread, self-sustaining, and virulent social movement?
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The feminist movement has encouraged women that they can initiate romantic relationships, too.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating|Ellie Schaack|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even in the parts of the movement he does cover, some people and efforts are missing.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Selections for practice should be chosen which contain much variety of thought and feeling and are smooth in movement.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The major-general kept him well informed of every movement of the enemy, and pointed out the dangerous isolation of Davout.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The significance of time is determined by the movement of any selection, or, in other words, the rhythm.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
He sympathized with that movement which, during his childhood, culminated in the Cavite Conspiracy (vide p. 106).
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for movement

movement

/ (ˈmuːvmənt) /

noun

the act, process, or result of moving
an instance of moving

the manner of moving

a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one
the organized action of such a group

a trend or tendency in a particular sphere

the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock

(often plural) a person's location and activities during a specific time

the evacuation of the bowels
the matter evacuated

music a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure

tempo or pace, as in music or literature

fine arts the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc

prosody the rhythmic structure of verse

a positional change by one or a number of military units

a change in the market price of a security or commodity

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Cultural definitions for movement

movement

In music, a self-contained division of a long work; each movement usually has its own tempo. A long, undivided composition is said to be in one movement.

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Origin of movement

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