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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Movement \Move"ment\, n. [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf.
     Moment.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or
        sudden, movement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mus.)
        (a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a
            piece. ``Any change of time is a change of movement.''
            --Busby.
        (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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [PJC]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Motion.
  
     Usage: 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.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Movement \Move"ment\, n. [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf.
     Moment.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
  
     3. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or
        sudden, movement.
  
     4. (Mus.)
        (a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a
            piece. ``Any change of time is a change of movement.''
            --Busby.
        (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.
  
     5. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a
        definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the
        wheelwork of a watch.
  
     Febrille 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.
  
     Syn: Motion.
  
     Usage: 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  movement
       n 1: a change of position that does not entail a change of
            location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed
            his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an
            impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
            [syn: motion, move, motility]
       2: a natural event that involves a change in the position or
          location of something [syn: motion]
       3: the act of changing location from one place to another;
          "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement
          of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him
          directly in my path" [syn: motion, move]
       4: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to
          achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of
          the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass
          movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: social
          movement, front]
       5: a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the
          second movement is slow and melodic"
       6: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward
          a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
          worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready
          for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end
          slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign,
           cause, crusade, drive, effort]
       7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid
          succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the
          cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of
          flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent
          motion, motion, apparent movement]
       8: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn:
          bowel movement, bm]
       9: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly
          liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad
          movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: drift, trend]
       10: the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a
           watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a
           diamond movement"
       11: the act of changing the location of something; "the movement
           of cargo onto the vessel"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     Αγγλικά n.
     η κίνηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     n.
     1 physical motion between points in space.
     2 (lb en engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion
  of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the
  wheelwork of a watch.
     3 The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
     4 A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people
  with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
     Occitan n.
     1 (l en movement) (gloss: physical motion)
     2 (l en movement) (gloss: trend in various fields)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     n.
     1 physical motion between points in space.
     2 (lb en engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion
  of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the
  wheelwork of a watch.
     3 The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
     4 A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people
  with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general
  goals

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     n.
     1 physical motion between points in space.
     2 (lb en engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion
  of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the
  wheelwork of a watch.
     3 The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
     4 A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people
  with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
     Old French n.
     (l en movement)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     n.
     1 physical motion between points in space.
     2 (lb en engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion
  of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the
  wheelwork of a watch.
     3 The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
     4 A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people
  with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
     Old French n.
     (l en movement)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     Englanti n.
     1 liikkuminen
     2 liike (fyysinen)
     3 liike (aate)
     4 liikahdus
     5 (kellon) koneisto
     6 (musiikki) osa
     7 (lääketiede) ulostaminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  movement
     Engelska n.
     1 rörelse, förflyttning, grundläggande fenomen där föremål ändrar
  position i rymden
     2 rörelse, mänskliga verksamheter som delar samma medel eller mål

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  movement /mˈuːvmənt/
  beweging

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Movement /mˈuːvmənt/
  الحركة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  movement //ˈmuːv.mənt// 
  движе́ние 2.
  physical motion
   3.
  trend in various fields or social categories