单词 | autokinetic |
释义 | autokineticadj. 1. Producing voluntary movement; self-moving; automatic. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adjective] > self-moving automatic1599 self-moving1600 autokinetical1642 self-movable1642 spontaneous1659 self-motive1671 self-movent1701 autokinetic1841 1841 M. Hall On Dis. & Derangem. Nerv. Syst. p. xvi The true spinal marrow, viewed as the source of tonic action, would be auto-kinetic. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 56/2 Autokinetic telegraph, an English name for a form of municipal telegraph for fire-alarms, police, etc. 1906 G. A. Hight Unity of Will ix. 153 The strictly mechanical and autokinetic character of the entire physical world. 1994 N. Baker Fermata xiii. 193 With the help of my benevolent autokinetic powers, I have taken the liberty of popping the Suzanne Vega cassette in progress. 2. Psychology. Of or relating to the optical illusion of autokinesis (autokinesis n. 3). Frequently in autokinetic effect. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adjective] > relating to apparent movement autokinetic1896 1896 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 8 143 Papers were read by Professor Exner on ‘Autokinetic Movements’. 1928 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 401 The eye-movement theories fall short of an account of the autokinetic sensation of Aubert. 1966 Daily Tel. 16 Aug. 18/4 Autokinetic reactions..occur when a person fixes his eye on an illuminated object in an otherwise empty field of vision. 2001 J. Kennedy & R. C. Eberhart Swarm Intelligence v. 202 The autokinetic effect..results from movements of the eyes as they try to adjust to an invariant stimulus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1841 |
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