Movement

/mˈuːvmənt/

/ˈmuvmənt/

[noun]

Movement

[NOUN]

an act of moving a body part or the whole body

synonyms : motility

motion

move

the act of changing location from one place to another

synonyms : motion

move

a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

synonyms : motion

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

synonyms : campaign

one of the main parts that a long musical work is divided into, having its own structure

a group of people with a common political, social or artistic goal who work together to achieve it

synonyms : front

social movement

an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

synonyms : apparent motion

apparent movement

motion

the act of changing the location of something

the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)

a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

synonyms : drift

trend

a euphemism for defecation

synonyms : bm

bowel movement

Examples

1. As she turned back, a movement across the lawn caught her eye.

2. We are keeping tabs on their movements.

3. Dinoflagellates are capable of rapid movement due to their flagella.

4. She recommended a documentary about the civil rights movement.

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