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Kinesis

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /kɪˈniːsɪs/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kinesis is a noun meaning (biology) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.

Meaning

(biology) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.

More Meanings

  1. (physics) Any energy that creates/controls movement.
  2. (philosophy) The force driving life forward.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cinesis, orthokinesis, stereokinesis, chemokinesis, thigmokinesis, biokinesiology.

cinesisorthokinesisstereokinesischemokinesisthigmokinesisbiokinesiologybiotaxiselectrotaxiscytosisklinotaxisblastokinesiscytotropismchemotropismmacrokinesismetakinetismbiokineticsmesokinetismchemotaxisbiokinesistaxis

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