Movement - Definition and Overview

The term Movement has a variety of different meanings:

• Physical movement between points in space ("A to B"). The amount of movement is called distance. Together with a direction you have a displacement. The rate of movement is the speed. Again, with the direction, you get the velocity. Active movement is called locomotion. See also under transport.

• In music, a movement is a large division of a larger composition. Symphonies are typically divided into four movements, for example, and concertos into three. Each movement has a distinct tempo and structure.
• In computer games, a movement is a special way the player can lead his alter ego through the virtual reality.
• In horology: for a clockwork, a clock, or a watch a movement is the device that is cutting time in equal portions
• Movement can also refer to the metrical or rhythmical properties of poetry.
• In Aviation, the amount of traffic that an airport handles is described in movements per year, where one "movement" consists of a aircraft taking off or landing.

• Movement is the term commonly used to refer to a trend in various fields.
  • Art movement
  • Cultural movement
  • New religious movement
  • Social movement
  • The Movement in British poetry.