kinesis

See also: -kinesis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der.

Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis)bor.

English kinesis

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈniːsɪs/

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• Rhymes: -iːsɪs

Noun

kinesis (usually uncountable, plural kineses)

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

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.

Derived terms

• cranial kinesis
• -kine
• -kinesis

Related terms

• kinesia
• kinetic
• cinema

Translations

the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus

• Dutch: kinesie f
• French: kinèse (fr) f, kinésie (fr) f
• Irish: cinéis f
• Italian: cinesi (it) f, cinesia f
• Macedonian: кине́за f (kinéza)
• Polish: kineza f
• Turkish: kinesis

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