movement
noun/ˈmuːv.mənt/
Etymology From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In this sense, displaced native Old English styring, which led to Modern English stirring. Morphologically move + -ment.
11 senses
- 1Physical motion between points in space.
- 2A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a…
- 3The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
- 4A trend in various fields or social categories, a group…
- 5A large division of a larger composition.
- 6Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
- 7An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
- 8The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
- 9A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards…
- 10Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”).
- 11Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
Physical motion between points in space.
- I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
- social movement
- The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
1 more example
- During the latter part of Taiwan's authoritarian period, social protest movements arose that complemented the periodic efforts of the political opposition- the dangwai-to open the political system. One of the most prominent movements occurred in the town of Lukang in Changhua County in 1986.2021, Richard C. Bush, Difficult Choices: Taiwan's Quest for Security and the Good Life, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 274:
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A large division of a larger composition.
- Beethoven's movements
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
- Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
- The movement on his cutter was devastating.
Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”).
- when after a movement feces are streaked with blood and the patient suffers from sphincter algia, a fissure should be suspected,1923, Samuel Goodwin Gant, Diseases of the Rectum, Anus, and Colon, Including the Ileocolic Angle, page 47:
Obsolete Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
- Derived terms
55 terms
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