The perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc

• The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body

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

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 ...

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 ...