Thesaurus: movement

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1. n. The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.
2. n. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
3. n. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.
4. n. The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.
5. n. One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony.
6. n. A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.
7. n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location
8. n. the act of changing location from one place to another
9. n. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
10. n. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
11. n. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
12. n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end