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kinesis

/kɪˈniːsɪs/

kinesis noun: the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.

Noun

kinesis (usually uncountable, plural kineses)

  1. (usually) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
  2. (usually) Any energy that creates/controls movement.
  3. (usually) The force driving life forward.

Forms of kinesis

pluralkineses

Origin of kinesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

Words formed from kinesis

Words that rhyme with kinesis

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Questions about kinesis

What does kinesis mean?
Kinesis means the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
What part of speech is kinesis?
Kinesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce kinesis?
Kinesis is pronounced /kɪˈniːsɪs/.
What is the plural of kinesis?
The plural of kinesis is kineses.

Words near kinesis in the dictionary

  1. kinesipathic
  2. kinesipathist
  3. kinesipathists
  4. kinesipaths
  5. kinesipathy
  6. kinesis
  7. kinesitherapies
  8. kinesitherapist
  9. kinesitherapists
  10. kinesitherapy
  11. kinesodic

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