Kinesis definition
Movement or activity of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light.
noun
Movement or activity of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light.
noun
Motion.
Photokinesis.
suffix
(physiol.) Physical movement, esp. involuntary random movement resulting from a particular stimulus.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
kinesis
Plural:
kinesesOrigin of kinesis
- Greek kīnēsis movement from kīnein to move kei-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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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