Movement vs Gesture - What's the difference?
movement | gesture | Related terms |
Physical motion between points in space.
(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
(music) A large division of a larger composition.
(aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
(baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
An act of emptying the bowels.
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(obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
* Milton
An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
* '>citation
(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
* Sir Thomas Browne
To make a gesture or gestures.
To express something by a gesture or gestures.
To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
* Hooker
In obsolete terms the difference between movement and gesture
is that movement is motion of the mind or feelings; emotion while gesture is the manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.As nouns the difference between movement and gesture
is that movement is physical motion between points in space while gesture is a motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.As a verb gesture is
to make a gesture or gestures.movement
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Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)- I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.
- The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.
- Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year.
- The movement on his cutter was devastating.
Synonyms
* (motion between points in space) motionAntonyms
* (motion between points in space) stasisDerived 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-movementSee also
* speed * symphony * vector * velocity ----gesture
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(wikipedia gesture)Noun
(en noun)- The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
- This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures .
- Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, / In every gesture dignity and love.
- We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
- Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by many nations.
Verb
- My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.
- Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.
- He gestured his disgust.
- It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.
