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Definition of Movement
1. Noun. A change of position that does not entail a change of location. "Gastrointestinal motility"
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Abduction, Adduction, Agitation, Body English, Circumduction, Disturbance, Fetal Movement, Foetal Movement, Dart, Flit, Gesture, Headshake, Headshaking, Inclination, Inclining, Eversion, Everting, Inversion, Inversion, Upending, Jerk, Jerking, Jolt, Saccade, Kick, Kicking, Kneel, Kneeling, Lurch, Pitch, Pitching, Eye Movement, Opening, Prostration, Reach, Reaching, Stretch, Reciprocation, Reclining, Retraction, Retroflection, Retroflexion, Rotary Motion, Rotation, Closing, Shutting, Sitting, Posing, Sitting, Snap, Squat, Squatting, Sweep, Toss, Quiver, Quivering, Vibration, Wave, Flicker, Flutter, Waver, Standing, Span, Straddle, Stroke, Squirm, Wiggle, Wriggle, Eurhythmics, Eurhythmy, Eurythmics, Eurythmy
Derivative terms: Move, Move, Move
2. Noun. The act of changing location from one place to another. "His move put him directly in my path"
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Approach, Approaching, Coming, Advance, Advancement, Forward Motion, Onward Motion, Procession, Progress, Progression, Locomotion, Travel, Lunge, Lurch, Travel, Traveling, Travelling, Chase, Following, Pursual, Pursuit, Ascending, Ascension, Ascent, Rise, Descent, Swing, Swinging, Vacillation, Return, Coast, Glide, Slide, Slippage, Flow, Stream, Crawl, Hurrying, Speed, Speeding, Displacement, Translation, Shift, Shifting, Haste, Hurry, Rush, Rushing, Maneuver, Manoeuvre, Play, Migration
Derivative terms: Motional, Move, Move, Move, Move, Move, Move
3. Noun. A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something.
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Crustal Movement, Tectonic Movement, Approach, Approaching, Passage, Passing, Deflection, Deflexion, Bend, Bending, Change Of Location, Travel, Undulation, Wave, Jitter, Periodic Motion, Periodic Movement, Heave, Backlash, Rebound, Recoil, Repercussion, Kick, Recoil, Seek, Squeeze, Wring, Cam Stroke, Stroke, Throw, Turn, Turning, Twist, Wrench, Undulation, Moving Ridge, Wave, Wobble, Commotion, Whirl, Brownian Motion, Brownian Movement, Pedesis
Derivative terms: Move
4. Noun. A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. "He led the national liberation front"
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Fighting French, Free French, Art Movement, Artistic Movement, Boy Scouts, Civil Rights Movement, Common Front, Cultural Movement, Ecumenism, Oecumenism, Falun Gong, Political Movement, Reform Movement, Religious Movement, Zionism, Zionist Movement
5. Noun. A major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata. "The second movement is slow and melodic"
Specialized synonyms: Intermezzo, Scherzo
Group relationships: Sonata
6. Noun. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. "Contributed to the war effort"
Generic synonyms: Venture
Specialized synonyms: Ad Blitz, Ad Campaign, Advertising Campaign, Anti-war Movement, Charm Campaign, Consumerism, Campaigning, Candidacy, Candidature, Electioneering, Political Campaign, Fund-raising Campaign, Fund-raising Drive, Fund-raising Effort, Feminism, Feminist Movement, Women's Lib, Women's Liberation Movement, Gay Lib, Gay Liberation Movement, Lost Cause, Reform, War, Youth Crusade, Youth Movement
Derivative terms: Campaign, Crusade, Drive, Drive, Drive, Drive, Drive
7. Noun. An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. "The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
8. Noun. A euphemism for defecation. "He had a bowel movement"
Language type: Euphemism
Generic synonyms: Defecation, Laxation, Shitting
9. Noun. A general tendency to change (as of opinion). "A broad movement of the electorate to the right"
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Inclination, Tendency
Specialized synonyms: Evolutionary Trend, Gravitation
Derivative terms: Drift, Drive
10. Noun. The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock). "It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement"
11. Noun. The act of changing the location of something. "The movement of cargo onto the vessel"
Specialized synonyms: Deracination, Displacement, Conveyance, Transfer, Transferral, Transport, Transportation, Insertion, Introduction, Intromission, Letting Down, Lowering, Transplant, Transplantation, Transplanting, Troop Movement
Derivative terms: Move
Definition of Movement
1. n. 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.
Definition of Movement
1. Noun. Physical motion between points in space. ¹
2. Noun. (context: horology) For a clockwork, a clock, or a watch, a device that cuts time in equal portions. ¹
3. Noun. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc. ¹
4. 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 ¹
5. Noun. (music) A large division of a larger composition. ¹
6. Noun. (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing. ¹
7. Noun. (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight. ¹
8. Noun. An act of emptying the bowels. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Movement
1. the act of moving [n -S]
Medical Definition of Movement
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1. 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 manoeuvreing; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.
2. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
3. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.
4. The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement." . 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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Movement
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