metakinesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
  2. The separation of the threads during metaphase.
  3. According to C. Lloyd Morgan, a hypothetical property possessed by all types of life of being endowed with something that is not consciousness but has the potentiality of developing into consciousness.

Word forms

metakinesis

Etymology

From meta- + -kinesis.

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