eukinetics

noun plural but usually singular in construction

eu·​kinetics

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: a science of well-controlled body movement (as of dancers)

Word History

Etymology

probably from Greek eukinētos easily moved, agile (from eu- + kinētos moving, movable, from kinein to move, set in motion) + English -ics

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