kinesthesia.

The sense or awareness of movement of the body or its parts.

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Words that belong together

• kinesthetic awareness
• a sense of kinesthesia

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Kinesthesia told her the arm had begun to move before she looked down.

The training exercise focused on kinesthesia rather than the appearance of the gesture.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.