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kinesthesia
kin·es·the·sia
[
kìnnəss thə
]
or
kin·es·the·sis
[
kìnnəss thssiss
]
noun
Definition:
sensation of bodily motion:
the perception or sensing of the motion, weight, or position of the body as muscles, tendons, and joints move
[
Late 19th century. < Greek
kinein
"to move" +
aisthēsis
"sensation"
]
kin·es·thet·ic
[
kìnnəss théttik
]
adjective
kin·es·thet·i·cal·ly
[
kìnnəss théttikəlee
]
adverb
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kin·es·thet·ic [ kìnnəss théttik ] adjectivekin·es·thet·i·cal·ly [ kìnnəss théttikəlee ] adverb
