Kinesis Definition
kə-nēsĭs, kī-
kineses
noun
Physical movement, esp. involuntary random movement resulting from a particular stimulus.
Webster's New World
suffix
Motion.
Photokinesis.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Kinesis
Noun
Singular:
kinesisPlural:
kinesesOrigin of Kinesis
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Greek kīnēsis movement from kīnein to move kei-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Greek kīnēsis movement kinesis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kinēsis, “motion, movement”).
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