KINESIS
\kənˈiːsɪs], \kənˈiːsɪs], \k_ə_n_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
By Princeton University
-
a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
-
Locomotor behavior not involving a steering reaction, but in which there may be a turning random in direction. It includes orthokinesis, the rate of movement and klinokinesis, the amount of turning, which are related to the intensity of stimulation.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).