The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body

• The perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc [syn: kinesthesia , feeling of movement ] the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body [syn: kinesthesis , kinaesthesis , kinesthesia , kinesthetics , muscle sense , sense ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
kinaesthesia \kin`aes*the"sia\, kinaesthesis \kin`aes*the"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + ? perception.] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also spelled kin`es*the"sia ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of kinesthesia English)