moisture movementn. chiefly Building(a) the movement of moisture through a material, esp. timber (rare);(b) the expansion of a material due to changes in moisture content.
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1926 J. F. Martley (title) Moisture movement through wood: the steady state.
1930 Ecology11 241 The natural direction of soil moisture movement is downward.
1990 Masonry Internat.3 111 (title) Geometry effect on creep and moisture movement of brickwork.