Definitions
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- noun
motion sickness
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
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Examples
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Apparently kinetosis, motion sickness, may be prevented if you are driving.
The Search For WondLa Tony DiTerlizzi 2010
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Motion sickness or kinetosis is also known as travel sickness, sea-sickness, car sickness, simulation sickness and air sickness or space sickness, depending on the cause.
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Medically speaking sea sickness is a variation of motion sickness or kinetosis.
isoglossian commented on the word kinetosis
It is also called motion sickness, with representations like car sickness, seasickness, etc(but don't mess it up with homesickness). See here
April 10, 2009