kinesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

noun

  1. (biology) The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
  2. (physics) Any energy that creates/controls movement.
  3. (philosophy) The force driving life forward.

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