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Clockwork vs Movement - What's the difference?

clockwork | movement |

As nouns the difference between clockwork and movement

is that clockwork is a mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device while movement is physical motion between points in space.

clockwork

English

Noun

(wikipedia clockwork) (en noun)
  • A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.

    • Derived terms

    * like clockwork * clockwork orange

    movement

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Physical motion between points in space.
    • I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
  • (engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
  • The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
  • A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    • The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
  • (music) A large division of a larger composition.
  • (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
    • Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
  • (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
    • The movement on his cutter was devastating.
  • An act of emptying the bowels.
  • *
  • (obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

    • Synonyms

    * (motion between points in space) motion

    Antonyms

    * (motion between points in space) stasis

    Derived terms

    (derived terms of "movement") * art movement * bowel movement * Brownian movement * camera movement * choreiform movement * countermovement * cultural movement * ecumenical movement * freedom of movement * human movement * literary movement * new religious movement * Oxford movement * Protestant Movement * rapid eye movement * social movement * wh-movement

    Related terms

    * move

    See also

    * speed * symphony * vector * velocity ----