kinesthesia

noun

kin·es·the·sia ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə How to pronounce kinesthesia (audio)

ˌkī-

variants or kinesthesis

ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-səs How to pronounce kinesthesia (audio)

ˌkī-

plural kinesthesias or kinestheses ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-ˌsēz How to pronounce kinesthesia (audio)

ˌkī-

: 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

kinesthetic

ˌki-nəs-ˈthe-tik How to pronounce kinesthesia (audio)

ˌkī-

adjective

kinesthetically

ˌki-nəs-ˈthe-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce kinesthesia (audio)

ˌkī-

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Neurophysiologists call awareness of the movement and position of one's body parts kinesthesia.

Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018 To feel truly lifelike, prosthetics will require not just kinesthesia, but a sense of touch.

Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018 The sensation is entirely distinct from touch, yet kinesthesia is equally if not more important for complex motor tasks.

Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018 This sense of body position, known as kinesthesia, has proved tricky to build into prosthetic arms.

Frankie Schembri, Science | AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018

单词	kinesthesia
释义	kinesthesia noun kin·es·the·sia ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə ˌkī- variants or kinesthesis ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-səs ˌkī- plural kinesthesias or kinestheses ˌki-nəs-ˈthē-ˌsēz ˌkī- : 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 kinesthetic ˌki-nəs-ˈthe-tik ˌkī- adjective kinesthetically ˌki-nəs-ˈthe-ti-k(ə-)lē ˌkī- adverb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Neurophysiologists call awareness of the movement and position of one's body parts kinesthesia. Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018 To feel truly lifelike, prosthetics will require not just kinesthesia, but a sense of touch. Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018 The sensation is entirely distinct from touch, yet kinesthesia is equally if not more important for complex motor tasks. Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2018 This sense of body position, known as kinesthesia, has proved tricky to build into prosthetic arms. Frankie Schembri, Science \| AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018 Word History Etymology New Latin, from Greek kinein + aisthēsis perception — more at anesthesia — see -kinesis First Known Use 1880, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition kinesthesia noun kin·es·the·sia ˌkin-əs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə, ˌkī-nəs- variants or kinesthesis -ˈthē-səs or chiefly British kinaesthesia or kinaesthesis plural kinesthesias or kinestheses -ˌsēz : a sense mediated by end organs located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions also : sensory experience derived from this sense see muscle sense
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kinesthesia

noun

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