movement

movement [mo͞ov′mənt]

n.

[OFr]

1. the act or process of moving; specif.,

a) a motion or action of a person or group

b) a shift in position

c) an evacuation (of the bowels); also, the matter evacuated

d) Mil. a change in the location of troops, ships, etc., as part of a maneuver

2. a particular manner of moving

3.

a) a series of organized activities by people working concertedly toward some goal

b) the organization consisting of those active in this way

4. a tendency or trend in some particular sphere of activity

5. the pacing, specif. the rapid pacing, of the incidents in a literary work

6. the effect or representation of motion in painting, sculpture, etc.

7. Commerce a change in the price of some stock or commodity

8. Mech. the moving parts of a mechanism; esp., a series of connected moving parts [the movement of a clock]

9. Music

a) any of the principal divisions of a symphony, sonata, or other extended composition

b) TEMPO or RHYTHM

c) MOTION (n. 9)

10. Prosody rhythmic flow; cadence