Aesthetic Movement: A literary belief that art is its own justification and purpose, advocated in england by walter pater and practised by edgar allan poe, algernon charles swinburne, oscar wilde, and others.

 

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Aesthetic Movement: A literary belief that art is its own justification and purpose, advocated in england by walter pater and practised by edgar allan poe, algernon charles swinburne, oscar wilde, and others.

Nastic Movement: A plants response to a stimulus in which the direction of the response is independent of the direction of the stimulus. Non-directional plant movements.

Multi-Dimensional Movement Arts: Multi-Dimensional Movement Arts (MDMA), water version, is the art of using movement in the medium of water to create dynamic balance. Specific actions, patterns, and waveforms promote reorga . . . View Full Definition

Movement Therapy: A variety of techniques that utilize movement reeducation and proper body mechanics in combination with massage or soft-tissue manipulation. After observing the client, the therapist will de . . . View Full Definition

Prehensile Movement: The ability to seize or grasp.

Speed Of Movement: Strength training movements should be slow and controlled. Do not use momentum to complete an exercise movement. Momentum puts unnecessary stress on tendons, ligaments and joints. Using mome . . . View Full Definition

Symbolist Movement: Late 19th-century french writers, including mallarmé and valéry, whose verse dealt with transcendental phenomena or with images and actions whose meaning was associative rather than referential.

Stereotyped Movements: Repetitive, seemingly driven, and nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g., hand shaking or waving, body rocking, head banging, mouthing of objects, self-biting, picking at skin or body orifices, . . . View Full Definition

Movement: Complete, self-contained part within a larger musical work.

Sleep Movement: In legumes, the movement of the leaves in response to daily rhythms of dark and light. The leaves are horizontal in daylight and folded vertically at night.