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noun
The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Any energy that creates/controls movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The force driving life forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reaction, response
History
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 κίνησις (kínēsis)bor. English kinesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
