movement
Going from here
Movement is motion or the act of moving: the movement of clouds across the sky, a dancer's graceful movements.
It extends to organized efforts toward a goal: the civil rights movement, the labor movement.
In music, a movement is a self-contained section of a larger work.
A clock's movement is its internal mechanism.
Bowel movement is the polite term for defecation.
Change from one state
- transformationThorough change in form
- changeTo make different
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- progressionSequential forward movement
drift · trend · swing · pivot · realignment · adjustment · migration · exodus
Classical dance on pointe
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
contemporary · ballroom · flamenco · waltz · swing · tap · jazz · foxtrot
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pulseArterial blood throb
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- timingArt of choosing moments
flow · meter · syncopation · groove · phrasing · accent · dynamics · pacing
Product of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- kineticsScience of motion forces
trajectory · displacement · direction · oscillation · rotation · vibration · inertia · dynamics
Communicative body movement
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- strideExtended single footstep
- stepFoot movement forward
- postureBody position, alignment
reach · stretch · flex · twist · turn · bend · crouch · leap
Direct effort for reform
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
demonstration · boycott · petition · lobbying · crusade · coalition · grassroots · organizing
Unbroken forward movement
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
dissemination · propagation · currency · traffic · exchange · supply · delivery · dispatch
Favoring contemporary approaches
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- cubismGeometric, fragmented visual style
minimalism · romanticism · baroque · avant-garde · dadaism · futurism · abstract expressionism · realism
transition
Change from one state
- transformationThorough change in form
- changeTo make different
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
progression · drift · trend · swing · pivot · realignment · adjustment · migration · exodus · diaspora
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
hip-hop · contemporary · ballroom · flamenco · waltz · swing · tap · jazz · foxtrot · rumba
tempo
Rate of musical performance
timing · flow · meter · syncopation · groove · phrasing · accent · dynamics · pacing · swing
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
kinetics · trajectory · displacement · direction · oscillation · rotation · vibration · inertia · dynamics · mechanics
gesture
Communicative body movement
posture · reach · stretch · flex · twist · turn · bend · crouch · leap · lunge
activism
Direct effort for reform
rally · demonstration · boycott · petition · lobbying · crusade · coalition · grassroots · organizing · mobilization
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- spreadTo distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
diffusion · dissemination · propagation · currency · traffic · exchange · supply · delivery · dispatch · turnover
modernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
- impressionismStyle prioritizing perception
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
cubism · minimalism · romanticism · baroque · avant-garde · dadaism · futurism · abstract expressionism · realism · symbolism
- motionvelocity, speed, momentum, acceleration, mobility
- physical activityexercise, running, walking, swimming, cycling
- designdesign principles, functionality, emphasis, unity, graphic design
- freedomfreedom of choice, freedom of will, free will, expression, speech
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- art themesportrait, abstraction, portraits, self-portrait, still life
movementstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · immobility · stasis · rest · fixity
movementinactivity
Lack of movement
inaction · inertia · passivity · stagnation · idleness
movementapathy
Absence of feeling
indifference · complacency · disorganization · atomization · individualism
- freedom movementCampaign for civil rights
- westward movementMigration toward sunset regions
- underground movementSecret organized opposition
- bowel movementFecal discharge from body
- youth movementsOrganized efforts by adolescents
- social movementCollective effort for change