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kinesis

1

[ ki-nee-sis, kahy- ]

noun

Physiology.
  1. the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, as light.


-kinesis

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  1. a combining form with the general sense 鈥渕ovement, activity,鈥 used in the formation of compound words, often with the particular senses 鈥渞eaction to a stimulus鈥 ( photokinesis ), 鈥渕ovement without an apparent physical cause鈥 ( telekinesis ), 鈥渁ctivity within a cell鈥 ( karyokinesis ).

kinesis

/ k瑟藞ni藧s瑟s; ka瑟- /

noun

  1. biology the nondirectional movement of an organism or cell in response to a stimulus, the rate of movement being dependent on the strength of the stimulus
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of kinesis1

1900鈥05; < Greek 办墨虂苍脓蝉颈蝉 movement, equivalent to 办墨苍脓-, verbid stem of 办墨苍别卯苍 to move + -sis -sis

Origin of kinesis2

< Greek -办墨苍脓蝉颈蝉; kinesis
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Example Sentences

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This season鈥檚 pieces merged the kinesis of aquatic life with the stasis of geometric shapes.

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Nikita then created three images by layering all the filmed footage in a time-lapse spanning the duration of the spoken recording, and collapsed it into static kinesis.

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Elsewhere, it was the realm of gentle optical illusion in patterning that gave several ensembles a kinesis.

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Despite the unwieldy narrative complications, Hosoda achieves an adroit, ultimately instructive balance of kinesis and stillness.

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His hips follow suit, and soon his whole body is in one smooth kinesis.

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