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English Dictionary: movement by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"
    Synonym(s): motion, movement, move, motility
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): motion, movement, move
  3. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    Synonym(s): movement, motion
  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"
    Synonym(s): movement, 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"
    Synonym(s): campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, 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"
    Synonym(s): apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement
  8. a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement"
    Synonym(s): bowel movement, 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"
    Synonym(s): drift, trend, movement
  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 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. [bd]Any change of time is a change of
                  movement.[b8] --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.
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