without movement vs without a movement

Both "without movement" and "without a movement" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Without movement" is used to describe a lack of motion or activity, while "without a movement" is used when referring to a specific action or gesture.

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without movement

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a lack of motion or activity.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where there is no physical or figurative movement happening.

Examples:

The patient lay still without movement for hours.
The painting captured a moment of tranquility without movement.
The protest was peaceful, without movement towards violence.
The lake was calm, without movement in its waters.
The play was intense, without movement from the audience.

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Jul 28, 1991 ... Computer Graphics, Volume 25, Number 4, July 1991. Motion Without Movement. William T. Freeman~, Edward H. Adelson~, and David J.
Depicted in the figure below is an example of "Motion Without Movement" [1]. In short, the technique uses a pair of oriented quadrature filters [2] to vary the local ...
Motion without movement. The basic idea. 1-d cross-sections of filters. (a) Even phase (G_2). (b) Odd phase (H_2). (c) Filters modulated in phase. Note.
Mar 23, 2014 ... ... by continuous phase shift in the complex steerable pyramid. B. Freeman, E. Adelson, D. Heeger, "Motion without Movement", SIGGRAPH'91

Alternatives:

motionless
static
immobile
stationary

without a movement

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a specific action or gesture.

This phrase is used to indicate the absence of a particular movement or gesture.

Examples:

The dancer performed the routine without a movement out of place.
The speech was flawless, without a movement that distracted the audience.
The clock struck midnight without a movement from the crowd.
The statue stood tall without a movement in its pose.
The play required precision, without a movement wasted.

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A Theory Without a Movement, a Hope Without a Name: The Future of Marxism in a Post-Marxist World. Justin Schwartz, .
Jun 21, 2013 ... A Theory Without a Movement, a Hope Without a Name: The Future of Marxism in a Post-Marxist World. Justin Schwartz. Independent June 1 ...
Feb 4, 2015 ... 'Quiet Food Sovereignty' as Food Sovereignty without a Movement? Insights from Post-socialist Russia. View full textDownload full text.
Now grace is conserved in a man without a movement of the free will. It can therefore be infused initially without a movement of the free will. On the other hand: it ...

Alternatives:

without any movement
without any gestures
without any actions
without any motion

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