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mənt noun
1.
the act, process, or result of moving.
2.
a particular manner or style of moving.
3.
Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons.
4.
Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships.
5.
abundance of events or incidents.
6.
rapid progress of events.
7.
the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.
8.
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.
9.
a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought.
10.
a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage.
11.
the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field.
12.
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.
13.
the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter.
14.
15.
the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch.
16.
Music.
a.
a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like.
b.
motion; rhythm; time; tempo.
17.
Prosody. rhythmical structure or character.
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World English Dictionary
movement (ˈmuːvmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the act, process, or result of moving |
| b. an instance of moving | |
| 2. | the manner of moving |
| 3. | a. a group of people with a common ideology, esp a political or religious one |
| b. the organized action of such a group | |
| 4. | a trend or tendency in a particular sphere |
| 5. | the driving and regulating mechanism of a watch or clock |
| 6. | (often plural) a person's location and activities during a specific time |
| 7. | a. the evacuation of the bowels |
| b. the matter evacuated | |
| 8. | music a principal self-contained section of a symphony, sonata, etc, usually having its own structure |
| 9. | tempo or pace, as in music or literature |
| 10. | fine arts the appearance of motion in painting, sculpture, etc |
| 11. | prosody the rhythmic structure of verse |
| 12. | a positional change by one or a number of military units |
| 13. | a change in the market price of a security or commodity |
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Word Origin & History
movement
late 14c., from move (q.v.). In the musical sense of "major division of a piece" it is attested from 1776; in the political/social sense, from 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
movement move·ment (m&oomacr;v'mənt)
n.
The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
An evacuation of the bowels; defecation.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
movement definition
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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Example sentences
They had run an experiment to record electrical activity from neurons specialized for hand movement in two pigtail macaques.
Physical movement begins as electrical impulses generated by the activity of thousands of nerve cells.
Laughter and cheers cause a buzz of activity in brain regions that control facial movement.
In the meantime, the quest to develop implanted neural prostheses is revealing details of how the brain orchestrates movement.
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