kinesiology

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ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy | \ kə-ˌnē-sē-ˈä-lə-jē

, kī-, -zē-

Definition of kinesiology

: the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement

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Recent Examples on the Web She’s heading to Utah State in 2021-22 with plans to study business or kinesiology. — oregonlive, "Oregon high school season preview: Cross country athletes eager to get ‘fall’ season off to a running start," 26 Feb. 2021 Saucedo, the onetime St. Ignatius captain who now teaches kinesiology and coaches soccer at Skyline College in San Bruno, intercepted a Brady pass during their 1993 game at Kezar Stadium. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Long before the NFL, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers left NorCal foes in awe," 22 Jan. 2021 Thompson is majoring in interdisciplinary studies and kinesiology. — Staff Report, NOLA.com, "LSU senior from New Orleans honored for community service, and more metro college news," 30 Dec. 2020 The question of why running spares so many runners’ knees has long intrigued Ross Miller, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Maryland in College Park. — Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune, "Why running won't ruin your knees," 6 Nov. 2020 After graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism and a kinesiology minor, Shae's sports broadcasting career took off. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, "ESPN's newest duo the Cornettes: She's an IU grad, he played basketball at Notre Dame," 3 Nov. 2020 Fullerton is basically a parking lot with some buildings for kinesiology classes that baseball players attend in between bunting drills. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Justin Turner's selfish act ruined the Dodgers' World Series victory and broke my heart," 31 Oct. 2020 Lueck has been remembered as a bubbly, nurturing person who belonged to a sorority and was a part-time senior at the University of Utah studying kinesiology and pre-nursing. — NBC News, "Mackenzie Lueck case: Tech worker pleads guilty in death of Utah college student," 8 Oct. 2020 Lueck has been remembered as a bubbly, nurturing person who belonged to a sorority and was a part-time senior at the University of Utah studying kinesiology and pre-nursing. — CBS News, "Tech worker pleads guilty to killing Utah college student, will avoid death penalty," 8 Oct. 2020

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