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kinesiology

study of anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans
Intangible academic_discipline Q657632
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Summary

kinesiology is an academic discipline[1]. kinesiology ranks in the top 3% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,798 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: academic major[3]
  • Subclass of: science[4]
  • Commons category: Biomechanics[5]
  • Facet of: physical exercise[6]
  • Different from: Brain Gym[7], applied kinesiology[8]
  • Is the study of: movement[9]
  • Practiced by: kinesiologist[10]
  • P14541: 4BJ5w8[11]

Why It Matters

kinesiology has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] kinesiology is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4BJ5w8
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  2. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Is the study of → movement
    Facet of → physical exercise
    Instance of → —
    Image last checked license → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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