movement

Plural

movements

1. 1.Physical motion between points in space.

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

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

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

4. 4.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.

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Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Academic

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Literature

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Synonyms

• motion

Word family

• move