Noun

Singular movement

Plural movements

movement (plural movements)

1. Physical motion between points in space.

   I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

2. (horology) For a clockwork, a clock, or a , a device that cuts time in equal portions.
3. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
4. A trend in various fields or social categories.

   The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.

5. (music) A large division of a larger composition.
6. (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

   Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.

7. (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

   The movement on his cutter was devastating.

8. An act of emptying the bowels.
   • 1923, Samuel Goodwin Gant, Diseases of the Rectum, Anus, and Colon, Including the Ileocolic Angle, page 47:

     when after a movement feces are streaked with blood and the patient suffers from sphincter algia, a fissure should be suspected,

Synonyms

• (motion between points in space): motion

Antonyms

• (motion between points in space): stasis

Derived terms

• art movement
• cultural movement
• literary movement
• new religious movement
• social movement

Related terms

• move

A movement is a motion, a change in position. Movement can also refer to:

In philosophy

• Philosophical movement, is either the appearance or increased popularity of a specific school of philosophy, or a fairly broad but identifiable sea-change in philosophical thought on a particular subject

In art

• Movement (music), a large division of a larger composition or musical notes
• Movement (album), New Order's debut album, released in 1981
• The Movement (album), by Inspectah Deck
• The Movement (group),a techno act from Los Angeles California
• Movements (sacred dances), collected or authored by G. I. Gurdjieff
• The Movement (literature), writers including Kingsley Amis, Philip Larkin, et al.
• Movement (Music Festival), Detroit Electronic Music Festival
• Movement (song), a 2004 single by LCD Soundsystem