# metakinesis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
2. The separation of the threads during metaphase.
3. According to C. Lloyd Morgan, a hypothetical property possessed by all types of life of being endowed with something that is not consciousness but has the potentiality of developing into consciousness.

## Etymology
From meta- + -kinesis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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