Meaning

• Physical motion between points in space.

  "I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

• 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.

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

• A large division of a larger composition.

• Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.

• An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

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

• The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

  "The movement on his cutter was devastating."

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

• An act of emptying the bowels.

• Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.