Kinesis
[kə-NEE-sis]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, early 17th century
1.
Movement; motion.
2.
(Biology) An undirected movement of a cell, organism, or part in response to an external stimulus.
Examples of Kinesis in a sentence
"Sam focused his dissertation research on biological kinesis. "
"Natalie's dance showed graceful kinesis and flow along with the music."
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