movement

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈmuːv.mənt//

Physical motion between points in space.

noun

1
Physical motion between points in space.
I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
2
A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
3
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
4
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.
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.
5
A large division of a larger composition.
Beethoven's movements
6
Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
7
An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
8
The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
The movement on his cutter was devastating.
9
A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
10
obsoleteMotion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
11
Variant of bowel movementEllipsis 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,

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old French movoir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French movementbor. Middle English mevement English movement 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.

Forms

plural: movements

mouthing · The act of forming a shape with the mouth.move · To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one…moved · Emotionally affected; touched.

movement · Physical motion between points in space.

moves · A good ability to dance.movie · A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate…movies · The cinema

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