slovo | definícia |
movement (mass) | movement
- pohyb, hnutie |
movement (encz) | movement,hnutí Pavel Machek; Giza |
movement (encz) | movement,pohyb n: |
movement (encz) | movement,posun n: Zdeněk Brož |
movement (encz) | movement,rytmus Zdeněk Brož |
movement (encz) | movement,sklon n: Zdeněk Brož |
movement (encz) | movement,směr n: Zdeněk Brož |
movement (encz) | movement,tempo n: Zdeněk Brož |
movement (encz) | movement,trend n: Zdeněk Brož |
Movement (gcide) | Movement \Move"ment\, n. [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf.
Moment.]
1. The act of moving in space; change of place or posture;
motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or
maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine.
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2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or
sudden, movement.
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3. Transference, by any means, from one situation to another;
a change of situation; progress toward a goal;
advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion
there was finally some movement toward an agreement.
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4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
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5. (Mus.)
(a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a
piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement."
--Busby.
(b) 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.
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6. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a
definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the
wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement.
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7. A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve
some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the
women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in
architecture.
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Febrile movement (Med.), an elevation of the body
temperature; a fever.
Movement cure. (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
Movement of the bowels, an evacuation or stool; a passage
or discharge.
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Syn: Motion.
Usage: Movement, Motion. Motion expresses a general idea
of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to
express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.
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movement (wn) | movement
n 1: a change of position that does not entail a change of
location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his
surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move
of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion,
movement, move, motility]
2: the act of changing location from one place to another;
"police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of
people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him
directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move]
3: a natural event that involves a change in the position or
location of something [syn: movement, motion]
4: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to
achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of
the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement";
"he led the national liberation front" [syn: movement,
social movement, front]
5: a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the
second movement is slow and melodic"
6: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a
particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for
a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery";
"contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause,
crusade, drive, movement, effort]
7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid
succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema
relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing
lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion,
motion, apparent movement, movement]
8: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn:
bowel movement, movement, bm]
9: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly
liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement
of the electorate to the right" [syn: drift, trend,
movement]
10: the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a
watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond
movement"
11: the act of changing the location of something; "the movement
of cargo onto the vessel" |
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sense of movement (encz) | sense of movement, n: |
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tectonic movement (encz) | tectonic movement, n: |
trade union movement (encz) | trade union movement, n: |
troop movement (encz) | troop movement, n: |
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