Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kinesis

1 sense of kinesis

Sense 1
kinesis -- (a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation)
       => reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")