autokinetic

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adjective

Moving by itself or automatically (especially of a fixed object, illusorily, when stared at); relating to autokinesis.

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Meanings

adjectiveautokinetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMoving by itself or automatically (especially of a fixed object, illusorily, when stared at); relating to autokinesis.
  2. historicalnot comparableOf a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
automobile

Origin

From auto- + kinetic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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