Definition of: movement

(mv′mənt) noun
1. The act of changing place or of moving in any way; any change of position.
2. A series of actions, incidents, or ethical impulses tending toward some end: the temperance movement.
3. An effect resembling motion, as in a picture.
4. Mech. A particular arrangement of related parts accomplishing a motion: the movement of a watch.
5. Music a The pace or speed at which a piece or section of music sounds best, b One of the sections of a larger work, as of a symphony, c Melodic progression.
6. Rhythm; meter.
7. The act of emptying the bowels; also, the state of being or the matter so emptied.
8. An elemental part of action in military or naval evolution or maneuver. See synonyms under ACT, MOTION.