English Explanatory Dictionary

kinesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
  2. Any energy that creates/controls movement.
  3. The force driving life forward.

Pronunciation

/kɪˈniːsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kinesis.wav

Word forms

kinesis kineses

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

Related words

kinesia kinetic cinema

Derived words

cranial kinesis -kine -kinesis
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