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Kinesis vs Kinesthesis - What's the difference?

kinesis | kinesthesis |

As nouns the difference between kinesis and kinesthesis

is that kinesis is the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus while kinesthesis is ability to feel motion of the body and limbs.

kinesis

English

Noun

(wikipedia kinesis) (en-noun)
  • the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus

    • Usage notes

    * Unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate — that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity — depends on the intensity of the stimulation.

    Related terms

    * -kinesis * kinetic * cinema

    kinesthesis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * kinaesthesis

    Noun

    (-)
  • to feel motion of the body and limbs.

    • Related terms

    * kinesthesia * proprioception