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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions kinesis noun  the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus Kinesis, like a taxis, is a movement or activity of a cell or an organism in response to a stimulus (physiology), stimulus. However, unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate—that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity—depends on the intensity of the stimulation. Etymology: From Ancient Greek (kinesis) "motion, movement", from (kineo) "to move, to put in motion".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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