Dictionary entries for 'movement'

Synonyms

move·ment (mōōv́mənt)

noun

1. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
2. A particular manner of moving.
A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.
1. A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster a principle or policy: a movement toward world peace.
2. An organized effort by supporters of a common goal: a leader of the labor movement.
A tendency or trend: a movement toward larger kitchens.
A change in the market price of a security or commodity.
1. An evacuation of the bowels.
2. The matter so evacuated.
The suggestion or illusion of motion in a painting, sculpture, or design.
The progression of events in the development of a literary plot.
The rhythmical or metrical structure of a poetic composition.
Music A self-contained section of an extended composition.
A mechanism, such as the works of a watch, that produces or transmits motion.