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noun

Movement n.

1.

The act of moving in space; change of place or posture; motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine.

2.

Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.

3.

Transference, by any means, from one situation to another; a change of situation; progress toward a goal; advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion there was finally some movement toward an agreement.

4.

Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

5.

(Mus.)

(a)

The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement."

(b)

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.

6.

(Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement.

7.

A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in architecture.

Febrile movement (Med.), an elevation of the body temperature; a fever.

Movement cure. (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.

Movement of the bowels, an evacuation or stool; a passage or discharge.

Synonyms: Motion. Movement, Motion. Motion expresses a general idea of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.

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Etymology of 'Movement'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Movement" Quotes from Famous Books

... flax-wheel, the spinner placed her foot on the treadle, and spun the fibre into a long, even thread. Hung on the wheel was a small bone, wood, or earthenware cup, or a gourd-shell, filled with water, in which the spinner moistened her fingers as she held the twisting flax, which by the movement of the wheel was wound on bobbins. When all were filled, the thread was wound off in knots and skeins on a reel. A machine called a clock-reel counted the exact number of strands in a knot, usually forty, and ticked when the requisite number had been wound. Then the spinner would stop ...

— Home Life in Colonial Days • Alice Morse Earle

... quick movement he flung the girl aside and whipped out the ray pistol he had taken from Pegrani. He pressed the release and a whirring sound came from the little weapon. But no crackling blue flame sprang forth to blast this creature into nothingness. Jumping aside, he was thrown to ...

— The Copper-Clad World • Harl Vincent

... one of the teachers at Williamsburg Academy, which is one of the interesting schools among our American Highlanders, has been an efficient leader in the Christian Endeavor movement in that school and village. She writes under recent date of the ...

— The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 2, April, 1900 • Various

... of a strong movement of repulsion. Mr. Helbeck's engagement had sent a thrill of pain through a large section of the Catholic world; and the Jesuit had already divined a hostile force in the small and brilliant creature whose eyes had scanned him so coldly ...

— Helbeck of Bannisdale, Vol. II • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... lovely spot we intently were watching The scenes that surround us on this merry May, Every strain of grove-music our ears were now catching, And we saw every movement that came ...

— Our Profession and Other Poems • Jared Barhite

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