movement

1. Physical motion between points in space. (countable, uncountable) · I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
2. A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch. (countable, uncountable)
3. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc. (countable, uncountable)
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. (countable, uncountable) · social movement· The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
5. A large division of a larger composition. (countable, uncountable) · Beethoven's movements
6. Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace. (countable, uncountable)
7. An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing. (countable, uncountable) · Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
8. The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight. (countable, uncountable) · The movement on his cutter was devastating.

Plural movements