gesture vs movement

gesture

noun
  • A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. 

  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. 

  • An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. 

verb
  • To make a gesture or gestures. 

  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. 

  • To express something by a gesture or gestures. 

movement

noun
  • A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch. 

  • An act of emptying the bowels. 

  • Physical motion between points in space. 

  • A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals 

  • Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace. 

  • An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing. 

  • The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight. 

  • A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge. 

  • A large division of a larger composition. 

  • The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc. 

How often have the words gesture and movement occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )