amphikinetic
English
Etymology
From amphi- + kinetic.
Adjective
amphikinetic (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a noun) Having an accent that tends to shift when weakened.
- The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘lake’ was amphikinetic: nominative singular *léy-mon-s, genitive *li-mn-és, locative *li-mén-(i).
- (zoology) Relating to amphikinesis.
Synonyms
- amphidynamic
Coordinate terms
- acrostatic
- hysterokinetic
- proterokinetic