- kinesthesia
- kinesthesia (n.) also kinaesthesia, 1888, Modern Latin compound of Gk. kinein "to set in motion; to move" (see CITE (Cf. cite)) + aisthesis "perception" (see ANAESTHESIA (Cf. anaesthesia)).
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kinesthesia — kin es*the sia, kinesthesis kin es*the sis kinesthetic kin es*thet ic See {kinaesthesia}, {kinaesthesis}, and {kinaesthetic}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinesthesia — [kin΄is thēsiskin΄is thē′zhə, kin΄is thē′zhē ə] n. [ModL < Gr kinein, to move (see CITE) + aisthēsis, perception: for IE base see AESTHETIC] the sensation of position, movement, tension, etc. of parts of the body, perceived through nerve end… … English World dictionary
kinesthesia — kinestezija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Kūno, jo dalių padėties ir judėjimo jutimas nežiūrint į juos. Kinestezijos fiziologinis pagrindas yra raumenų, sausgyslių ir sąnarių receptorių jaudinimas, kylantis dėl raumenų… … Sporto terminų žodynas
kinesthesia — US var. of KINAESTHESIA. * * * kinesthesia, esthetic see kinæsthesis … Useful english dictionary
kinesthesia — kinaesthesia kin aes*the sia, kinaesthesis kin aes*the sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + ? perception.] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also spelled … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinesthesia — or kinesthesis noun (plural thesias or kinestheses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kinein + aisthēsis perception more at anesthesia Date: 1880 a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kinesthesia — kinesthetic /kin euhs thet ik/, adj. /kin euhs thee zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh, kuy neuhs /, n. the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense. Also, kinaesthesia, kinesthesis. [1875 80; < Gk kin(eîn) to move, set … Universalium
kinesthesia — noun a) Sensation or perception of motion. b) (physiology) the perception of the movement of ones own body, its limbs and muscles etc. Syn: proprioception, kinesthesis … Wiktionary
kinesthesia — 1. The sense perception of movement; the muscular sense. 2. An illusion of moving in space. [G. kinesis, motion, + aisthesis, sensation] * * * kin·es·the·sia .kin əs thē zh(ē )ə, .kī nəs or kin·es·the·sis thē səs or chiefl … Medical dictionary
kinesthesia — n. sense of movement, kinesthesis … English contemporary dictionary
