movement

About 117.60 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Physical motion between points in space.

   I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

2. noun A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
3. noun The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
4. noun A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.

   social movement

5. noun A large division of a larger composition.

   Beethoven's movements

6. noun Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
7. noun An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

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

8. noun The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

   The movement on his cutter was devastating.

Similar words

motion front move campaign effort drive cause bm bowel movement crusade

Often followed by

of in and is was to for that which

Word family

movements