movement
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈmuːvmənt/
- Specialized
- The white wristwatch with a 35-millimeter quartz movement expresses feminine elegance in the constellation of Europe.
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Examples
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The best clocks have jewel movements, cogs that fit, that cooperate by design.
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It's substantial and solid without feeling heavy or bulky, and the movement keeps excellent time.
Blog text (31) -
We code the data into the movement of the second hand.
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This is the closed position I pull here and it triggers the movement of those other pieces.
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And before we can start to dismantle the clock movement, we had to lower the weights.
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In prosthetic knees with electronic control, the device that generates the movement is controlled by a microchip.
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The intricate movement of the watch's gears ensures it keeps perfect time.
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To adjust the clock, I had to open it and examine the movement inside.
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The craftsmanship of the movement in this luxury timepiece is truly impressive.
Synonyms
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4.5
A set of small gears and a coiled spring that makes clocks or watches run
Small moving parts inside a watch that make it work
Small moving parts inside a watch or other precise machine
Compounds
83
3.4
A mass movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s to win equal rights for Black Americans
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3.6
An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
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3.4
A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
- Specialized
11
4.4
Soldiers travel together from one place to another in an organized way
- Specialized
3
3.9
A stage of sleep when the eyes move quickly and you have vivid dreams
- Literature
3
8.6
A political group that says a public figure was not born in the country and so cannot be president
A series of campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s asking for equal rights for women
A Palestinian political and armed group called Hamas that fights Israel and seeks to replace it with an Islamic state
- Specialized
1
3.7
A sleep stage when the eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
- Specialized
1
4.9
Movement of large parts of the Earth's outer layer that makes earthquakes or mountains
- Specialized
1
6.0
A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position
- Specialized
1
7.6
Random movement of tiny particles in a liquid or gas when molecules hit them
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9.2
A group within Sunni Islam that wants to follow the practices of the earliest Muslims and oppose new religious practices
- Literature
1
7.5
A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over reason
- Specialized
1
7.6
An effect that makes still pictures shown quickly seem to move, as in movies
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8.6
A large Hasidic Jewish group that sends people to teach and help Jewish communities worldwide
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9.9
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic traditions and oppose some modern changes
1
9.9
A Palestinian armed group known for killing eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
An armed left-wing rebel group in Peru formed in 1983 to try to overthrow the government
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9.9
An armed group of Uighur Muslims who want their own country in Xinjiang and use violence
- Specialized
1
7.7
Movement of the Earth's top rock layer that changes the land and causes earthquakes
- Specialized
1
4.3
The part of sleep when your eyes stay still and you do not dream
- Specialized
1
3.7
A part of sleep without fast eye movements or dreams when the body repairs itself
- Archaic
A right-wing political movement in 1930s Ireland that wore blue shirts and opposed left-wing groups
- Neologism
A group of men who support progressive ideas about gender and masculinity
A Japanese dance style with slow, controlled movements that shows strong feelings
- Specialized
A religious group that believes a thousand-year time of peace will begin soon because of a prediction
- Literature
A political group that mixes Christian beliefs with authoritarian, fascist ideas
A Uighur Muslim group that wants Xinjiang to be independent and is listed as a terrorist group by some countries
- Slur
A rude, offensive word that people use to insult parts of American culture and its supporters
- Formal
A European movement, mostly in Germany, in the 1700s that supported reason and individual rights
A happy feeling you get when you move your body, like dancing or walking
An armed Islamic group that carries out attacks in Kashmir to make it part of Pakistan
- Offensive
A political movement that supports extreme love of country and says straight relationships are normal
A Palestinian militant group that wants an Islamic state and the destruction of Israel
A group that wants local people to make decisions instead of a central government
- Formal
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic rituals
- Neologism
A campaign asking Americans to buy American-made products to support the country
A movement that mixes strict evangelical Christian beliefs with Taliban-like rules and attitudes
A group that supports people choosing how to show their gender instead of following what their body or others expect
- Literature
A political group of people who support Donald Trump and his ideas
- Literature
A way people support causes online with little real effort, like sharing posts or signing petitions
- Literature
People who want stronger digital privacy laws and protection for whistleblowers
- Offensive
A group of people who support social justice causes but are often seen as seeking attention or being unrealistic
How Complex
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9.9
- Specialized
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6.4
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word movement comes from the Latin movere 'to move' and shares the root with move and motion. That's why the movement inside a clock means the set of small parts that move to make the time work.