movement
move.ment \'mu:v-m*nt\ n 1a1: the act or process of moving; esp : change of
place or positio n or posture 1a2: a particular instance or manner of
moving 1b1: a tactical or strategic shifting of a military unit : MANEUVER
1b2: the advance of a military unit 1c: ACTION, ACTIVITY 1d: a change in
the price of a commodity or stock 2a: TENDENCY, TREND 2b: a series of
organized activities working toward an objective 3: the moving parts of a
mechanism that transmit a definite motion 4a: MOTION 4b: the rhythmic
character or quality of a musical composition 4c: TIME 4d: TEMPO 4e: a
distinct structural unit or division forming part of an extended musi cal
composition 4f: particular rhythmic flow of language : CADENCE 5a: a
quality in a work of art of representing or suggesting motion 5b: the
quality in literature of having a quickly moving plot or an abundan ce of
incident 6a: an act of voiding the bowels 6b: matter expelled from the
bowels at one passage : STOOL