kinesis

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(I ought to explain that kinesis is just iesis (going), for the letter eta was unknown to the ancients; and the root, kiein, is a foreign form of ienai: of kinesis or eisis, the opposite is stasis).

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  1. noun Movement or activity of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light.

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  • I had a kinesis for many years, and really liked it. —  Coding Horror
  • The same can be said for stasis and kinesis, the latter of which is used to pick up objects like ammo since you're set on a fixed path. —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • Additionally, our Engineering friend is quickly gifted with stasis and kinesis modules which he can use to slow down monsters and various pieces of machinery, move them closer or further away, and effectively give you a large scope of freedom to change the dynamics of the game. —  Voodoo Extreme
  • The first, or active, level contains a state-of-the art fitness, kinesis and Tai Chi studio, along with female and male changing rooms. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
  • A couple of things that I did - got a kinesis keyboard, went to an acupuncturist worked on my posture. —  Snax
 

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  1. Greek kīnēsis, movement, from kīnein, to move; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Greek κίνησις, motion, movement, from κινεῖν, move.
 

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/kɪˈnisɪs/
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