The difference between Movement and Travel

When used as nouns, movement means physical motion between points in space, whereas travel means the act of traveling.


Travel is also verb with the meaning: to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage.

check bellow for the other definitions of Movement and Travel

  1. Movement as a noun:

    Physical motion between points in space.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: motion"

    "ant stasis"

    "I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

  2. Movement as a noun (engineering):

    A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.

  3. Movement as a noun:

    The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.

  4. Movement as a noun:

    A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

    Examples:

    "The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947."

  5. Movement as a noun (music):

    A large division of a larger composition.

  6. Movement as a noun (aviation):

    An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.

    Examples:

    "Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year."

  7. Movement as a noun (baseball):

    The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.

    Examples:

    "The movement on his [[cutter]] was devastating."

  8. Movement as a noun:

    An act of emptying the bowels.

  9. Movement as a noun (obsolete):

    Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

  1. Travel as a verb (intransitive):

    To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "I like to travel."

  2. Travel as a verb (intransitive):

    To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "Soundwaves can travel through water."

  3. Travel as a verb (intransitive, basketball):

    To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.

  4. Travel as a verb (transitive):

    To travel throughout (a place).

    Examples:

    "I’ve travelled the world."

  5. Travel as a verb (transitive):

    To force to journey.

  6. Travel as a verb (obsolete):

    To labour; to travail.

    Examples:

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  1. Travel as a noun:

    The act of traveling.

    Examples:

    "space travel"

    "travel to Spain"

  2. Travel as a noun:

    A series of journeys.

  3. Travel as a noun:

    An account of one's travels.

    Examples:

    "I’m off on my travels around France again."

  4. Travel as a noun:

    The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.

  5. Travel as a noun:

    The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.

    Examples:

    "There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment."

    "My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches."

  6. Travel as a noun (obsolete):

    Labour; parturition; travail.