Locomotion vs. Movement
Locomotionnoun
The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
Locomotionnoun
(biology) Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking, running, jumping, crawling, swimming or flying.
Locomotionnoun
(countable) A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the arms are used to mimic the motion of the connecting rods of a steam locomotive.
Locomotionnoun
The act of moving from place to place.
Locomotionnoun
The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant life.
Locomotionnoun
The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's; as, do the locomotion.
Locomotionnoun
the power or ability to move
Locomotionnoun
self-propelled movement
Movementnoun
Physical motion between points in space.
Movementnoun
(engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
Movementnoun
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
Movementnoun
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Movementnoun
(music) A large division of a larger composition.
Movementnoun
(aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
Movementnoun
(baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
Movementnoun
An act of emptying the bowels.
Movementnoun
(obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
Movementnoun
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.
Movementnoun
Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.
Movementnoun
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.
Movementnoun
Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
Movementnoun
The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.
Movementnoun
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.
Movementnoun
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.
Movementnoun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location;
Movementnoun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Movementnoun
the act of changing location from one place to another;
Movementnoun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals;
Movementnoun
a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata;
Movementnoun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
Movementnoun
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
Movementnoun
a euphemism for defecation;
Movementnoun
a general tendency to change (as of opinion);
Movementnoun
the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock);
Movementnoun
the act of changing the location of something;
Movementnoun
an act of moving
Movementnoun
an arrival or departure of an aircraft
Movementnoun
the activities and whereabouts of someone during a particular period of time
Movementnoun
general activity or bustle
Movementnoun
the moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch
Movementnoun
a change or development
Movementnoun
a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas
Movementnoun
a campaign undertaken by a political, social, or artistic movement
Movementnoun
a principal division of a longer musical work, self-sufficient in terms of key, tempo, and structure
Movementnoun
an act of defecation.
