noun

movement

MOOV-muhnt/ˈmuːvmənt/

A change in position or location.

The woman's fresh footprints trace her movement along the sandy path.

An older woman caught mid-stride walking briskly across a short sandy path, with a trail of fresh footprints behind her making her change of position visible.

Etymology

The noun-forming ending turns the idea of moving into the act or process itself. The earliest recorded English meaning already describes a change of position or passage from place to place.

In context

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art74:23

I love what you were saying about movement. I've been reading and thinking a lot about errantry and how a camera might be errant. And there is a kind of power in being able to wander.

Collage as Method, Manuscript and Moving Image (Part of Cutting Edge: Collage in Britain conference)

More examples

The brace limits movement in my wrist.
She follows the dancer's movements in the mirror.
The sensor detects even the slightest movement.

Forms

movement · movements

move verb — To change position or go somewhere.

Similar words

motion: Often emphasizes the ongoing process rather than an individual movement.
shift: Usually suggests a limited change in position or direction.