"kinesis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkəˈniːsɪs/ Forms: kineses [plural]
Rhymes: -iːsɪs Etymology: From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κίνησις||motion, movement}} Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|kineses}} kinesis (usually uncountable, plural kineses)
  1. (biology) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Translations (the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus): kinesie [feminine] (Dutch), kinèse [feminine] (French), kinésie [feminine] (French), cinéis [feminine] (Irish), cinesi [feminine] (Italian), cinesia [feminine] (Italian), кине́за (kinéza) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-kinesis-en-noun-TdVJ7oYs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 31 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus': 91 8 1
  2. (physics) Any energy that creates/controls movement. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-kinesis-en-noun-tDbwRULh Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (philosophy) The force driving life forward. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-kinesis-en-noun-FsybiPe- Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -kinesis Related terms: kinetic, cinema

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