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kinesiology

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˌni.ziˈɔ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K IH2 N IH0 S IY2 AA1 L AH0 JH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of body movement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physiology

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh2-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) English kinesi- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English kinesiology From kinesi- + -ology.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 人體動力學 /人体动力学 — study of body movement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 運動機能學 /运动机能学 — study of body movement
  • Dutch: kinesiologie — study of body movement
  • Finnish: kinesiologia — study of body movement
  • French: kinésiologie — study of body movement
  • Greek: κινησιολογία (kinisiología) — study of body movement
  • Italian: kinesiologia — study of body movement
  • Khmer: ជវកម្បនាវិទ្យា (jea’vea’kampa’naa vityie) — study of body movement
  • Persian: کینزیولوژی (kineziyoloži) — study of body movement
  • Portuguese: cinesiologia — study of body movement
  • Russian: кинезиоло́гия (kineziológija) — study of body movement
  • Spanish: kinesiología — study of body movement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 運動機能治療 /运动机能治疗 (yùndòng jīnéng zhìliáo) — application of such principles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肌肉平衡治療 /肌肉平衡治疗 (jīròu pínghéng zhìliáo) — application of such principles
  • Finnish: kinesiologia — application of such principles
  • French: kinésiologie appliquée — application of such principles
  • Greek: κινησιολογία (kinisiología) — application of such principles
  • Portuguese: cinesioterapia — application of such principles
  • Russian: кинезиоло́гия (kineziológija) — application of such principles
  • Spanish: kinesiología — application of such principles