The Collaborative International Dictionary
Autokinesis
Autokinesis \Au`to*ki*ne"sis\, n. [NL.; auto- + Gr. ? motion.] (Physiol.) Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
Wiktionary
autokinesis
n. 1 A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move. 2 Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
Usage examples of "autokinesis".
Mundy was doing pretty well this time--in fact, he was so steady, and concentrating so hard on staying that way, that a new problem cropped up: autokinesis.