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autokinesis

American

[aw-toh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-] / ˌɔ toʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ- /

noun

Physiology.

voluntary movement.

Other Word Forms

autokinetic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of autokinesis

First recorded in 1895–1900; auto- ¹ + kinesis

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