kinesis Flashcards
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kinesis
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movement
2
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kinetic
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relating to movement of bodies
3
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kinesiology
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(logos - word or study) - study of human movement
4
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kinescope
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(skopeo - look at) - a machine which shows pictures of movement (old term for TV movies)
5
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cinema
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motion pictures (Greeks had no “c”. They used “k”.)
6
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cinematographer
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motion picture photographer
7
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kinetophone
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(phone - sound) - an early movie machine which was synchronized (see syn.) with a phonograph to produce sound motion pictures or “talkies”!
8
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kinetogenesis
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(genos - race, origin) - a biological theory which says that animal structures evolved as a result of animal’s movements (e.g., if a horse runs, his legs will get bigger and stronger).
