akinetopsia

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noun

An inability to perceive motion, despite stationary objects remaining more or less visible, due to brain damage disrupting input to the dorsal pathway.

Similar
motion blindness
OriginEnglish kineto- ← Ancient Greek κῑνητῐκός (kīnētĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

nounakinetopsia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn inability to perceive motion, despite stationary objects remaining more or less visible, due to brain damage disrupting input to the dorsal pathway.

    Synonyms: motion blindness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inability to perceive motion, despite stationary objects remaining more or less visible, due to brain damage disrupting input to the dorsal pathway.

Similar
motion blindness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  7. Ancient Greekκῑνητῐκός (kīnētĭkós)
  8. Englishkineto-
  9. Englishakinetopsia

From a- + kineto- + -opsia.

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APA

akinetopsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akinetopsia

MLA

“akinetopsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akinetopsia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “akinetopsia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akinetopsia.

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