kinesis
[ ki-nee-sis, kahy- ]
/ kɪˈni sɪs, kaɪ- /
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noun Physiology.
the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, as light.
Nearby words
- kinesia,
- kinesiatrics,
- kinesics,
- kinesiology,
- kinesioneurosis,
- kinesitherapy,
- kinesthesia,
- kinesthesiometer,
- kinesthetic,
- kinesthetic sense
Origin of kinesis
-kinesis
a combining form with the general sense “movement, activity,” used in the formation of compound words, often with the particular senses “reaction to a stimulus” (photokinesis), “movement without an apparent physical cause” (telekinesis), “activity within a cell” (karyokinesis).
Compare -kinesia.
Origin of -kinesis
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Examples from the Web for kinesis
Joyce says something of the sort very differently, he is full of technical scholastic terms: "stasis, kinesis," etc.
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kinesis
/ (kɪˈniːsɪs, kaɪ-) /
noun
biology the nondirectional movement of an organism or cell in response to a stimulus, the rate of movement being dependent on the strength of the stimulus
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kinesis
"physical movement," 1819, from Greek kinesis "movement, motion" (see cite).
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kinesis
[ kə-nē′sĭs, kī- ]
n. pl. ki•ne•ses (-sēz′)
Motion or physical movement, especially movement that is induced by stimulation.
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