adjective
- relating to or characterized by a lack of movement or motion
- unable or unwilling to move; showing no motor activity
Usage: medical/scientific term
Usage: medical/psychological term
Examples
- The akinetic patient remained still throughout the examination.
- In physics, an akinetic object has no velocity or acceleration.
- The drug's side effects included akinetic symptoms that limited the patient's mobility.
- Akinetic mutism is a rare neurological condition affecting speech and movement.
- The sculpture's akinetic form contrasted sharply with the dynamic pieces nearby.