KINESIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("kinesis" is a kind of...):

reaction; response (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent)

Derivation:

kinetic (characterized by motion)

kinetic (relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith)