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Definition of Kinesic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to non-verbal behaviour related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kinesic
1. pertaining to kinesics [adj] - See also: kinesics
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kinesic
Literary usage of Kinesic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Skill in Communication: A Vital Element in Effective Management by David D. Acker (1994)
"kinesic kinesic comes from the Greek and means "movement." Accordingly, kinesic
is the study of communication through body movement. ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1911)
"... is devoted to (i) sensations of vibration, evoked by the tuning fork, and (2)
kinaesthetic or, as the authors prefer to call them, kinesic sensations. ..."
3. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"... as the authors prefer to call them, kinesic sensations. The latter are of
three kinds: sensations of muscular effort ..."
4. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"Pre-verbal and sub-verbal unarticulated languages (at the signal level of smell,
touch, taste, or language of kinesic or proxemic type) participate in ..."