kinesis

Meaning

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

Synonyms

locomotion

motion

movement

moving

kinesi

kinesio-

motus

kineto-

cinesi

Translations

cinesis

Kinese

cinèse

cinesi

cinésia

حركة جسدية

bölünme

devim

devinim

hareket

Kinesis

kinesis

cinesia

quinesis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkəˈniːsɪs/

Etymology

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