aftermovement

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noun

The movement of a limb following contraction of a muscle.

OriginEnglish movement ← Middle English mevement ← Old French movement →
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Meanings

nounaftermovement (plural aftermovements)

plural aftermovements

  1. The movement of a limb following contraction of a muscle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*moweō
  15. Latinmovēre
  16. Old Frenchmovoir
  17. Old Frenchmovement
  18. Middle Englishmevement
  19. Englishmovement
  20. Englishaftermovement

From after- + movement.

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APA

aftermovement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftermovement

MLA

“aftermovement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftermovement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftermovement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftermovement.

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