change of location

Other forms: changes of location

Definitions of change of location

1. noun

   a movement through space that changes the location of something
   synonyms: travel

   types:

   ascension

   (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

   circulation

   free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)

   creep

   a slow longitudinal movement or deformation

   gravitation

   movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction

   levitation

   movement upward by virtue of lightness

   descent

   a movement downward

   entering, entrance

   a movement into or inward

   fall

   a movement downward

   flow, flowing

   the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

   advance, progress, progression

   a movement forward

   ascension, ascent, rise, rising

   a movement upward

   spread, spreading

   process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

   stampede

   a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

   translation

   a uniform movement without rotation

   fountain, jet

   an artificially produced flow of water

   diffusion

   the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

   dispersion, scattering

   spreading widely or driving off

   invasion

   (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body

   irradiation

   (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

   drop, fall

   a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

   lightening

   descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

   set

   the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

   cascade, shower

   a sudden downpour (as of tears, sparks, etc.) likened to a rain shower

   sinking

   a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

   climb, climbing, mounting

   an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

   elevation, lift, raising

   the event of something being raised upward

   heave, heaving

   an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

   liftoff

   the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad

   head, headway

   forward movement

   rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom

   a rapid rise

   takeoff

   the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

   upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust

   (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

   uplifting

   the rise of something

   ebb, reflux

   the outward flow of the tide

   slide

   (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

   backflow, backflowing

   a flow that returns toward its source

   air flow, airflow, flow of air

   the flow of air

   current, stream

   a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

   freshet, spate

   the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

   overflow, overspill, runoff

   the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

   drippage, dripping

   a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

   discharge, outpouring, run

   the pouring forth of a fluid

   flux, fluxion

   a flow or discharge

   encroachment, intrusion, invasion

   any entry into an area not previously occupied

   ooze, oozing, seepage

   the slow escape of liquid or gas through small holes

   dribble, drip, trickle

   flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

   emission

   the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

   flush, gush, outpouring

   a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

   radiation

   the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

   rush, spate, surge, upsurge

   a sudden forceful flow

   displacement, shift

   an event in which something is displaced without rotation

   type of:

   motion, movement

   a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something