kinesics

ki ne sics |kəˈnēsiks, -ziks kəˈnisɪks | ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve as a form of nonverbal communication. • [ usu. treated as pl. ] certain body movements and gestures regarded in such a way. ORIGIN 1950s: from Greek kinēsis ‘motion ’ (from kinein ‘to move ’) + -ics .

kinesics

kinesics |kɪˈniːsɪks, kʌɪ -| ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve as a form of non-verbal communication. • [ usu. treated as pl. ] body movements and gestures regarded as a form of non-verbal communication. ORIGIN 1950s: from Greek kinēsis ‘motion ’ (from kinein ‘to move ’) + -ics .