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