Kinesophobia
noun
a fear of motion or movement; also written kinetophobia
See kinetophobia
Word Origin
Greek kinesis ‘movement’
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- Kinesthesia
[kin-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kahy-nuh s-] /ˌkɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ˌkaɪ nəs-/ noun 1. the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense. /ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə; ˌkaɪn-/ noun 1. the usual US spelling of kinaesthesia n. also kinaesthesia, 1888, Modern Latin compound of Greek kinein “to set in motion; to […]
- Kinesthesiometer
kinesthesiometer kin·es·the·si·om·e·ter (kĭn’ĭs-thē’zē-ŏm’ĭ-tər, kī’nĭs-) n. An instrument for determining the degree of muscular sensation in response to movement, weight, and position.
- Kinesthesis
[kin-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kahy-nuh s-] /ˌkɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ˌkaɪ nəs-/ noun 1. the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense. /ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə; ˌkaɪn-/ noun 1. the usual US spelling of kinaesthesia n. also kinaesthesia, 1888, Modern Latin compound of Greek kinein “to set in motion; to […]
- Kinesthetic
[kin-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kahy-nuh s-] /ˌkɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ˌkaɪ nəs-/ noun 1. the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense. /ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə; ˌkaɪn-/ noun 1. the usual US spelling of kinaesthesia adj. also kinaesthetic, “pertaining to kinesthesia,” 1880, coined by British neurologist Henry Charlton Bastian (1837-1915) […]