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[syn: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
kinaesthesia \kin`aes*the"sia\, kinaesthesis \kin`aes*the"sis\,
n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + ? perception.] (Physiol.)
The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles;
the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also
spelled kin`es*the"sia and kin`es*the"sis.] --Bastian.
[1913 Webster] Kinaesthetic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
kinesthesia \kin`es*the"sia\, kinesthesis \kin`es*the"sis\
kinesthetic \kin`es*thet"ic\
See kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, and kinaesthetic.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
kinesthesis
n 1: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn:
kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia,
kinaesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of
movement] [ant: kinanesthesia]