English Explanatory Dictionary

autokinesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
  2. Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.

Word forms

autokinesis

Etymology

From auto- + -kinesis.

Synonyms

autokinetic effect
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