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单词 autokinetical
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autokineticaladj.

Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kᵻˈnɛtᵻkl/, /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)kʌɪˈnɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌɔdəkəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/, /ˌɔdoʊkəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/, /ˌɑdəkəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/, /ˌɑdoʊkəˈnɛdɪk(ə)l/
Forms: 1600s autokineticall, 1900s– autokinetical.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek αὐτοκίνητος , -ical suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek αὐτοκίνητος self-moved ( < αὐτο- auto- comb. form1 + κινητός movable (see kineto- comb. form); compare Byzantine Greek αὐτοκινεῖν to have the power of motion in oneself) + -ical suffix. Compare later autokinesy n., autokinetic adj.
Philosophy and Theology. rare.
Having self-generated motion or energy.Apparently only in or with reference to the work of Henry More.
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the world > movement > [adjective] > self-moving
automatic1599
self-moving1600
autokinetical1642
self-movable1642
spontaneous1659
self-motive1671
self-movent1701
autokinetic1841
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. F4 v But that each soul's Autokineticall, Is easly shown.
1992 A. Gabbey in R. Kroll et al. Philos., Sci., & Relig. in Eng. i. v. 121 God's creatures on earth too would be mere puppets, had they no autokinetical bestial souls that More discovered move within them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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