MOVEMENT


Meaning of MOVEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmüv-mənt ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a.

(1) : the act or process of moving ; especially : change of place or position or posture

(2) : a particular instance or manner of moving

b.

(1) : a tactical or strategic shifting of a military unit : maneuver

(2) : the advance of a military unit

c. : action , activity — usually used in plural

2.

a. : tendency , trend

detected a movement toward fairer pricing

b. : a series of organized activities working toward an objective ; also : an organized effort to promote or attain an end

the civil rights movement

3. : the moving parts of a mechanism that transmit a definite motion

4.

a. : motion 7

b. : the rhythmic character or quality of a musical composition

c. : a distinct structural unit or division having its own key, rhythmic structure, and themes and forming part of an extended musical composition

d. : particular rhythmic flow of language : cadence

5.

a. : the quality (as in a painting or sculpture) of representing or suggesting motion

b. : the vibrant quality in literature that comes from elements that constantly hold a reader's interest (as a quickly moving action-filled plot)

6.

a. : an act of voiding the bowels

b. : matter expelled from the bowels at one passage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.