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movement
('m/u/vm/@/nt )

noun (n)

  • a change of position that does not entail a change of location(noun.act)
    Example:
    Movement is a sign of life.
    Synonym:
    motility, motion, move
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of changing location from one place to another(noun.act)
    Example:
    The movement of people from the farms to the cities.
    Synonym:
    motion, move
    source: wordnet30
  • a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    motion
    source: wordnet30
  • a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals(noun.group)
    Example:
    He was a charter member of the movement.
    Politicians have to respect a mass movement.
    source: wordnet30
  • a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The second movement is slow and melodic.
    source: wordnet30
  • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end(noun.act)
    Example:
    The movement to end slavery.
    source: wordnet30
  • an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object(noun.phenomenon)
    Example:
    The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement.
    source: wordnet30
  • a euphemism for defecation(noun.process)
    Example:
    He had a bowel movement.
    Synonym:
    bm, bowel movement
    source: wordnet30
  • a general tendency to change (as of opinion)(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    A broad movement of the electorate to the right.
    Synonym:
    drift, trend
    source: wordnet30
  • the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of changing the location of something(noun.act)
    Example:
    The movement of cargo onto the vessel.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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