kinesis (redirected from kineses)

kinesis /ki·ne·sis/ (kĭ-ne´sis) [Gr.]

1. movement.

2. stimulus-induced motion responsive only to the intensity of the stimulus, not the direction; cf. taxis.

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ki·ne·sis (k-nss, k-)

n. pl. ki·ne·ses (-sz)

Motion or physical movement, especially movement that is induced by stimulation.

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kinesis

[kīnē′sis, kinē′sis]

physical movement or force, particularly when induced by a stimulus.

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kinesis

[Gr.] movement, e.g. the activity of an organism in response to a stimulus; the direction of the response is not controlled by the direction of the stimulus (in contrast to a taxis).