Movements

Word MOVEMENTS
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈmuːv.mənts/

Definitions and meanings of "Movements"

What do we mean by movements?

Physical motion between points in space.

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

A large division of a larger composition.

Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.

An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.

An act of emptying the bowels.

Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Movements

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The word "movements" in example sentences

Because churches were the most important autonomous organizations in the black community, they were the natural places for oppositional social movements to form; in a sense, the church played the same role in the civil rights movement that the tavern and the cafe did in many European social ­movements. ❋ By RICHARD THOMPSON FORD (2010)

"The nervous fluid," he says, "can, then, undergo movements in certain parts of its mass, as well as in every part at once; moreover, it is these latter movements which constitute the _general movements_ ❋ Unknown (1872)

This can happen if a manager chooses to enter and exit stock positions over long time horizons in an effort to mitigate sudden short term movements in the securities it is trying to sell or acquire. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"Our focus isn't on the short term movements of the stock, it's maximizing shareholder value," Audette said at the Reuters Global Wealth Management Summit.

"And I found what they call movements-I call them motors-and then we replaced the movements and fixed the lights inside the clock, and cleaned the stained glass facing," Kephart said.

The conservative movement, like all revolutionary movements, is premised on dividing the country into us and them, and making sure that the powers of the state benefit us instead of them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As it scans, the cantilever bounces up and down, and data from these movements is compiled to generate a picture of that surface. ❋ Pandora1723 (2009)

But if not, the point of social and environmental justice movements is to hold up an ideal and then to work at moving society, as a whole, towards that ideal. ❋ John Storhm (2009)

Yakhya Massaly wonders whether the rapid growth of citizen movements is due to the failure of political parties or a genuine need for citizen participation as advocated by famed musician Youssou Ndour (fr). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moreover, to claim that granting Kosovo independence without proper negotiations and compromise with its mother country will not set a precedent for other secessionist movements is astonishingly naive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ms. Lagarde declined to comment further on the yen, saying "I don't comment on short-term movements of a particular currency." ❋ Atsuko Fukase (2011)

First, boycotting would exclude opposition parties and movements from the core of political life, namely electoral competition and parliamentary participation. ❋ Michele Dunne (2010)

But honestly wanting to join those movements is not the way to become a leader for your side. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These may or may not come in time as short-term protests evolve into long-term movements. ❋ Miles Mogulescu (2011)

Failure to join in these movements is consequently a form of infidelity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But they base policy on the expected path of overall inflation over a couple of years, rather than on short-term movements. ❋ Sudeep Reddy (2011)

The video above, produced and distributed by the OL and AN youth movements, is the type of thing that likely got them into hot water. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So I guess you can argue that they're saying what they're going to say about it outdoors in a rally at a place so associated with political movements is just really another step. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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