movement
Physical motion between points in space.
Example
“I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.”
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- aftermovement
- aircraft movement
- A-movement
- antimovement
- art movement
- beta movement
- bowel movement
- Brownian movement
- camera movement
- choreiform movement
- civil rights movement
- comovement
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "movere".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “movement” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.