kinetic
pertaining to motion.
caused by motion.
characterized by movement: Running and dancing are kinetic activities.
Origin of kinetic
1Other words from kinetic
- ki·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·ki·net·ic, adjective
Other definitions for -kinetic (2 of 2)
a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis: bradykinetic.
Origin of -kinetic
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How to use kinetic in a sentence
What looks like filthy chaos at the moment is actually the kinetic energy that gives birth to modern metropolises.
And she's walking, head bobbing, with an odd kinetic purpose, behind other people's camera shots.
There was a kinetic energy, a vibrancy that leapt off the screen that did, indeed, dazzle.
An opening that features something kinetic seems to work pretty often.
In the early 2000s, Dutschke joined a Tupelo studio called kinetic Kick owned by Noel McMichael.
The laws of gases, it is known, are in accord with the two simple assumptions of the kinetic theory.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThis represents, therefore, the pressure of such a gas, as calculated on the basis of the assumptions of the kinetic theory.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzIt is therefore natural to look for the cause of osmotic pressure in kinetic phenomena and not in attractions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzWhen a pendulum is vibrating, there is a continual transformation of potential into kinetic energy, and vice versa.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThis energy, potential or latent in the coal, becomes kinetic and evident in the heat of the boiler and the work of the engine.
British Dictionary definitions for kinetic
/ (kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-) /
relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion
Origin of kinetic
1Derived forms of kinetic
- kinetically, adverb
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