kinesis

[ ki-nee-sis, kahy- ]

/ kɪˈni sɪs, kaɪ- /

noun Physiology.

the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, as light.

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Origin of kinesis

1900–05; < Greek kī́nēsis movement, equivalent to kīnē-, verbid stem of kīneîn to move + -sis -sis

Words nearby kinesis

kinesia, kinesiatrics, kinesics, kinesiology, kinesioneurosis, kinesis, kinesitherapy, kinesthesia, kinesthesiometer, kinesthetic sense, kinetheodolite

Definition for kinesis (2 of 2)

-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

< Greek -kīnēsis; see kinesis

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Example sentences 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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British Dictionary definitions for kinesis

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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Medical definitions for kinesis

kinesis

[ kə-nē′sĭs, kī- ]

n. pl. ki•ne•ses (-sēz′)

Motion or physical movement, especially movement that is induced by stimulation.