[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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
kinaesthesia
n 1: the perception of body position and movement and muscular
tensions etc [syn: kinesthesia, kinaesthesia, feeling
of movement]
2: the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn:
kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia,
kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement] [ant:
kinanesthesia]