postmovement

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adjective

After a physical movement.

“Tsujimoto and Sawaguchi (2005) concluded that each neuron's postmovement activity was significantly modulated by the directional preference, the reward outcome, and the specific task category.”

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

adjectivepostmovement (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineAfter a physical movement.

    Tsujimoto and Sawaguchi (2005) concluded that each neuron's postmovement activity was significantly modulated by the directional preference, the reward outcome, and the specific task category.

  2. not comparableAfter an art movement or other ideological movement.

    Let the art historical record show, in the postmovement future, the continuing debt we owe it for that.

    2008 January 15, Holland Cotter, “Scaling a Minimalist Wall With Bright, Shiny Colors”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmovēre
  11. Old Frenchmovoir
  12. Old Frenchmovement
  13. Middle Englishmevement
  14. Englishmovement
  15. Englishpostmovement

From post- + movement.

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APA

postmovement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmovement

MLA

“postmovement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmovement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmovement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmovement.

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