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movement definition

move·ment (mo̵̅o̅vmənt)

noun

  1. the act or process of moving; specif.,
    1. a motion or action of a person or group
    2. a shift in position
    3. an evacuation (of the bowels); also, the matter evacuated
    4. Mil. a change in the location of troops, ships, etc., as part of a maneuver
  2. a particular manner of moving
    1. a series of organized activities by people working concertedly toward some goal
    2. the organization consisting of those active in this way
  3. a tendency or trend in some particular sphere of activity
  4. the pacing, specif. the rapid pacing, of the incidents in a literary work
  5. the effect or representation of motion in painting, sculpture, etc.
  6. Commerce a change in the price of some stock or commodity
  7. Mech. the moving parts of a mechanism; esp., a series of connected moving parts the movement of a clock
  8. Music
    1. any of the principal divisions of a symphony, sonata, or other extended composition
    2. tempo or rhythm
    3. motion ()
  9. Prosody rhythmic flow; cadence

Etymology: OFr

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