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rheokinesis

rheokinesis noun: a change in the speed or frequency of an organism's movement, in response to a current.

Noun

rheokinesis (uncountable)

  1. A change in the speed or frequency of an organism's movement, in response to a current.

Origin of rheokinesis

From rheo- + -kinesis.

Questions about rheokinesis

What does rheokinesis mean?
Rheokinesis means a change in the speed or frequency of an organism's movement, in response to a current.
What part of speech is rheokinesis?
Rheokinesis is a noun.

Words near rheokinesis in the dictionary

  1. rheogram
  2. rheograms
  3. rheographic
  4. rheographically
  5. rheography
  6. rheokinesis
  7. Rheola
  8. rheologic
  9. rheological
  10. rheological lithosphere
  11. rheological lithospheres

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