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movement

[ moov-muhnt ]

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noun

the act, process, or result of moving.
Antonyms: stasis, inertia
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.
Synonyms: eventfulness
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.
1. a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
2. motion; rhythm; time; tempo.
Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.

movement

/ ˈmuːvmənt /

noun

1. the act, process, or result of moving
2. an instance of moving
the manner of moving
1. a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one
2. 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
1. the evacuation of the bowels
2. 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

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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counter·movement noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of movement¹

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

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Synonym Study

See motion.

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Example Sentences

“He has really great movement intelligence so he can figure out how to maximize what he has as an athlete.”

From Los Angeles Times

At The American Prospect, Thomas Nelson advises the Democratic Party to embrace an economic agenda that uplifts the American worker and fully embraces the labor movement:

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Rachel Watts, games journalist and co-host of the Indieventure Podcast, believes the announcement is a reflection of a wider movement from companies towards announcing their games online.

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To avoid being eaten, the mollusk hides with its transparent body and makes a quick escape by quickly closing its oral hood, similar to the movements of a jellyfish.

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This was Bellingham at his best, almost impossible to control with his movement, troubling Greece with his range of passing while also embarking on constant surged into areas of danger.

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moveless move on

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