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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries趋动
Pronunciation / Transliteration: qū dòng
"趋动是生物对外界刺激做出的无定向运动反应。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An undirected movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, where the rate of movement or turning depends on the stimulus intensity.
"Woodlice exhibit orthokinesis in response to humidity, moving faster in dry air to find a damp shelter." - 2
Movement or motion in general, or in science fiction, the paranormal ability to move objects with the mind.
"The fantasy novel featured characters who possessed various forms of elemental kinesis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word kínēsis, meaning 'movement' or 'motion', originating from kinein 'to move'. It entered modern scientific vocabulary in the 19th century, particularly within biology and psychology to describe undirected movement responses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kinesis" is said worldwide
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cinèse
Transliteration: sinɛz
"La cinèse est une réponse comportementale non dirigée à un stimulus."
Kinese
Transliteration: kiˈneːzə
"Die Kinese beschreibt eine ungerichtete Fortbewegung von Organismen."
cinesi
Transliteration: tʃiˈnezi
"La cinesi è un movimento non orientato verso uno stimolo."
quinesis
Transliteration: kiˈnesis
"La quinesis es un cambio en la velocidad de locomoción según el estímulo."
cinese
Transliteration: siˈnɛzi
"A cinese é um movimento não direcionado em resposta a estímulos."
गतिशीलता
Transliteration: gatishilta
"काइनेसिस उद्दीपक के जवाब में एक प्रकार की गति है।"
趋动
Transliteration: qū dòng
"趋动是生物对外界刺激做出的无定向运动反应。"
운동성
Transliteration: undongseong
"키네시스는 자극에 대한 무방향성 이동 반응입니다."
遊走性
Transliteration: yūsōsei
"キネシスは刺激に対する無方向性の移動反応である。"
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