|
Definition of Kinetosis
1. Noun. The state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle.
Exact synonyms: Motion Sickness
Generic synonyms: Ailment, Complaint, Ill, Nausea, Sickness
Specialized synonyms: Air Sickness, Airsickness, Car Sickness, Mal De Mer, Naupathia, Seasickness
Generic synonyms: Ailment, Complaint, Ill, Nausea, Sickness
Specialized synonyms: Air Sickness, Airsickness, Car Sickness, Mal De Mer, Naupathia, Seasickness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kinetosis
Literary usage of Kinetosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Sea-sickness is the best example of a "kinetosis"; "car- sickness"
and "elevator-sickness" are minor forms. In the production of seasickness, except
in the ..."