KINESICS


Meaning of KINESICS in English

[ kɪ'ni:sɪks , kʌɪ- ]

■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the study of the way in which certain gestures and movements of the body serve for non-verbal communication.

Origin

1950s: from Gk kinēsis 'motion' + -ics .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.