Move"ment (?), n. [F. mouvement. See Move, and cf. Moment.] 1. The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement.

2. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

3. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.

4. (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.

5. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.

Syn. -- Motion. -- 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.

• Physical motion between points in space.
       I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
       I saw some movement in that grass on the hill.
  
• A trend in various fields or social categories.
       The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
  
• (music): A large division of a larger composition.
  
• (horology): for a clockwork, a clock, or a watch, a device that cuts time in equal portions.
  
• (aviation): An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
       Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
  
• (graphic design): Using the placement of text and graphics to make the eye of the reader flow from different elements or areas of a design.
  
• (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight
       The movement on his cutter was devastating.