ALL meanings of countermovement
move·ment
C c - noun countermovement the act, process, or result of moving. 1
- noun countermovement a particular manner or style of moving. 1
- noun countermovement Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons. 1
- noun countermovement Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships. 1
- noun countermovement abundance of events or incidents. 1
- noun countermovement rapid progress of events. 1
- noun countermovement the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama. 1
- noun countermovement Fine Arts. the suggestion of motion in a work of art, either by represented gesture in figurative painting or sculpture or by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition. 1
- noun countermovement a progressive development of ideas toward a particular conclusion: the movement of his thought. 1
- noun countermovement A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another. 1
- noun countermovement a series of actions or activities intended or tending toward a particular end: the movement toward universal suffrage. 1
- noun countermovement the course, tendency, or trend of affairs in a particular field. 1
- noun countermovement a diffusely organized or heterogeneous group of people or organizations tending toward or favoring a generalized common goal: the antislavery movement; the realistic movement in art. 1
- noun countermovement the price change in the market of some commodity or security: an upward movement in the price of butter. 1
- noun countermovement bowel movement. 1
- noun countermovement the working parts or a distinct portion of the working parts of a mechanism, as of a watch. 1
- noun countermovement Music. a principal division or section of a sonata, symphony, or the like. motion; rhythm; time; tempo. 1
- noun countermovement Prosody. rhythmical structure or character. 1