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kinesthetic

 [kin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kahy-nuhs-]   Example Sentences Origin

kin·es·the·sia

   [kin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kahy-nuhs-]
noun
the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
Also, kinaesthesia, kin·es·the·sis.

Origin:
1875–80; < Greek kīn(eîn) to move, set in motion + esthesia

Related forms
kin·es·thet·ic  [kin-uhs-thet-ik] , adjective
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kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia or kinesthesis (ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə, ˌkaɪn-)
 
—n
Also called: muscle sense the sensation by which bodily position, weight, muscle tension, and movement are perceived
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek kinein to move + aesthesia]
 
kinaesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia or kinesthesis
 
—n
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek kinein to move + aesthesia]
 
kinesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia or kinesthesis
 
—n
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek kinein to move + aesthesia]
 
kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia or kinesthesis
 
—n
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek kinein to move + aesthesia]
 
kinaesthetic, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia or kinesthesis
 
—adj
 
kinesthetic, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia or kinesthesis
 
—adj

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kinesthetic
1880, coined by British neurologist Henry Charlton Bastian (1837-1915) from Gk. kinein "to move" + aisthesis "sensation."
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kinesthesia kin·es·the·sia (kĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə, kī'nĭs-)
n.

  1. The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.

  2. The sensation of moving in space.

kin'es·thet'ic (-thět'ĭk) adj.

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