movements

noun

Physical motion between points in space.

A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.

The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.

(music) A large division of a larger composition.

(music) Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.

(engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.

(aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

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

(bridge) A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.

Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”). [The discharge of feces from the body, an act of defecation.]

(obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

Roots

moveomov- · Latin · move, mover

Synonyms for movements

motionn behaviorn deportmentn gesturesn actionsn comportmentn doingsn demeanorn activityn

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Where does movements come from?

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