autokinetic
Moving by itself or automaticallyMoving by itself or automatically (especially of a fixed object, illusorily, when stared at); relating to autokinesis.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Moving by itself or automatically (especially of a fixed object, illusorily, when stared at); relating to autokinesis.
(historical, not comparable)Of 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.
Origin
From auto- + kinetic.From auto- + kinetic.
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1 related wordsDerivedautokinetic effect