Meanings
nounmidmovement (uncountable)
- uncountableA point in time during a movement.
His stop-motion photographs, by turn, recall the early images of Eadweard Muybridge, who captured men or horses in midmovement, or the staged photo sequences by performance artists like Gina Pane and Vito Acconci.
2015 August 6, Jason Farago, “Review: ‘Drawing Waves’ and ‘Borne Frieze,’ a Robin Rhode Twofer”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Germanic*midjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*midi
- Old Englishmidd
- Middle Englishmid
- Englishmid
- Englishmid-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmovēre
- Old Frenchmovoir
- Old Frenchmovement
- Middle Englishmevement
- Englishmovement
- Englishmidmovement
Cite this entry
APA
midmovement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midmovement
MLA
“midmovement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midmovement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midmovement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midmovement.
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