KINESIOLOGY

kinesiology

(noun) the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kinesiology (countable and uncountable, plural kinesiologies)

(medicine) The study of body movement.

(medicine) The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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