movementstudy

noun
UK /ˈmuːvməntˌstʌdi/
US /ˈmuːvməntˌstʌdi/

A movement study is when you watch and learn how things move.

The scientist did a movement study of how birds fly.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A school subject where students learn about how the body moves.

In movement study class, we practiced jumping and balancing.

3. A careful look at how people or animals travel from place to place.

The park rangers made a movement study of the deer in the forest.

4. A practice exercise in dance or sports that focuses on a single motion.

The coach gave us a movement study to improve our kicking.