kinesthesia
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- kinesthetic adjective
Etymology
Origin of kinesthesia
First recorded in 1875–80; from Greek kīn(eîn) “to move, set in motion” + esthesia
Example Sentences
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Patients often resisted their medications, which caused serious side effects like extremely sedation and tardive kinesthesia.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2022
Perceptual experience, of which kinesthesia is just one part, is thornier and more multifaceted.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2017
Illusory kinesthesia is performed with the palms pressed together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 2015
These modalities include pressure, vibration, light touch, tickle, itch, temperature, pain, proprioception, and kinesthesia.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Dancing, we are told, was "a potent symbol of modern urban kinesthesia" and "a cultural metaphor for urban flux and syncopated movement".
From The Guardian • May 18, 2012
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