movement
Physical motion between points in space.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
“social movement”
Etymology
From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In this sense, displaced native Old English styring, which led to Modern English stirring. Morphologically move + -ment.
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MOVEMENT at a glance
MOVEMENT has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (M 3 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,105 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with movement
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