Definitions of kinesis [ɪˈni sɪs, kaɪ-]

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Definition of 'kinesis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) kinesis
the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, as light.

Etymology: (1900–05; < Gk k&imacracute;nēsis movement)

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1. (noun) kinesis
a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

Definition of 'kinesis'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. kinesis
Locomotor behavior not involving a steering reaction, but in which there may be a turning random in direction. It includes orthokinesis, the rate of movement and klinokinesis, the amount of turning, which are related to the intensity of stimulation.

'kinesis' - Nearby Entries
kinematics kinescope kinesiology kinesis kinesthesia kinesthesis kinesthetically

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