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单词 autokinetic
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autokineticadj.

Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kᵻˈnɛtɪk/, /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kʌɪˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔdəkəˈnɛdɪk/, /ˌɔdoʊkəˈnɛdɪk/, /ˌɑdəkəˈnɛdɪk/, /ˌɑdoʊkəˈnɛdɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form2, kinetic adj.
Etymology: < auto- comb. form2 + kinetic adj. Compare earlier autokinetical adj., autokinesy n. In sense 2 after German autokinetisch (H. Aubert 1887, in Archiv f. die gesammte Physiol. 40 477).
1. Producing voluntary movement; self-moving; automatic.
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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.
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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).
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adj.1841
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