KINESTHESIA


Meaning of KINESTHESIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə, ˌkī- ]

noun

or kin·es·the·sis -ˈthē-səs

( plural -the·sias or kin·es·the·ses -ˌsēz)

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 movements and tensions ; also : sensory experience derived from this sense

• kin·es·thet·ic -ˈthe-tik adjective

• kin·es·thet·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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