movement

noun movements · mov. · movt · mvmt · mvt

1. countable, uncountable Physical motion between points in space. I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

   Similar: motion · Opposite: stasis

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