HyperDic: kinesis

English > 1 sense of the word kinesis:
NOUNactkinesisa movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
English > kinesis: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation.
Broaderreaction, responseA bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Spanishkinesis
Catalankinesis
Adjectiveskineticrelating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
kineticcharacterized by motion

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