noun
pl. -·ses·Physiol. physical movement, esp. involuntary random movement resulting from a particular stimulus
Origin of kinesis
Modern Latin from Classical Greek kin?sis, motion: see kinesiologykinesis
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kinesis
noun
pl. ki·ne·ses,Movement or activity of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light.
Origin of kinesis
Greek kīnēsis movement from kīnein to move ; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.-kinesis
suffix
Motion: photokinesis.
Origin of -kinesis
From Greek kīnēsis movement ; see kinesis .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural kineses)
Usage notes
- Unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate — that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity — depends on the intensity of the stimulation.
Origin
From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kinēsis, “motion, movement”).
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kinesis - Medical Definition
n.
pl. kineses (-sēz)Movement or activity of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light.
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