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kinesics
noun
[ kɪˈniːsɪks ]
• the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve as a form of non-verbal communication.
Origin:
1950s: from Greek kinēsis ‘motion’ (from kinein ‘to move’) + -ics.