Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
kinesis
n 1: a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not
oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "kinesis":
activity, actuation, dynamics, going, kinematics, kinesipathy,
kinesitherapy, kinetics, mobilization, motion, motivation, move,
movement, moving, restlessness, running, stir, stirring, unrest,
velocity