kinesiology

[ ki-nee-see-ol-uh-jee, -zee-, kahy- ]

noun

1. the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.

kinesiology

/ kɪˌniːsɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the mechanics and anatomy of human muscles

Other Words From

• ki·nesi·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinesiology¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek kī́nēsi(s) “movement” ( kinesis ) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

It wasn’t until she’d earned a kinesiology degree and moved to Victoria to row for the Canadian para-rowing development team and work as a trainer, that the Reach appeared in her feed again.

From Outside Online

Louis Passfield, an adjunct professor in kinesiology at the University of Calgary, has been dreaming of calculating his way to a yellow jersey since he was an undergraduate at the University of Brighton around 25 years ago.

From Outside Online

So from a neuromuscular standpoint, a dynamic warmup increases your body’s awareness of where it is in space and how it’s moving, says Dixie Stanforth, a kinesiology and health education professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

From Popular-Science