movement

Meaning

Noun

• Physical motion between points in space.
• A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
• The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
• A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
• A large division of a larger composition.
• Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
• An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
• The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
• A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
• An act of emptying the bowels.
• Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

Origin

• From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere ("move"). moment, and momentum.
• Morphologically move + -ment