parakinesis

noun

Etymology

From para- + -kinesis.

  1. borrowed from κίνησις
  2. formed as parakinesis — “para- + -kinesis

Definitions

  1. The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one

  2. A supposed paranormal phenomenon in which the relatively small force imparted to an…

    A supposed paranormal phenomenon in which the relatively small force imparted to an object is not sufficient to explain the degree of resulting movement

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for parakinesis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA