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kinesi-

kinesi- prefix: movement, especially the movement of human body parts.

Prefix

kinesi-

  1. movement, especially the movement of human body parts.
    • Near-synonyms: kineto-, kine-
    Synonyms:
    kineto-, kine-

Synonyms of kinesi-

Forms of kinesi-

alternative formkinesio-

Origin of kinesi-

From Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs, “movement, motion”).

Questions about kinesi-

What does kinesi- mean?
Kinesi- means movement, especially the movement of human body parts.
What part of speech is kinesi-?
Kinesi- is a prefix.

Words near kinesi- in the dictionary

  1. kinescopic
  2. kinescoping
  3. kinescopy
  4. kineses
  5. Kineshma
  6. kinesi-
  7. kinesia
  8. kinesia paradoxa
  9. kinesialgia
  10. kinesiatric
  11. kinesiatrics

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