definitions

kinetic art

noun

art, as sculptural constructions, having movable parts activated by motor, wind, hand pressure, or other direct means and often having additional variable elements, as shifting lights.

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Nearby words

kinesthetic, kinesthetic sense, kinesthetics, kinetheodolite, kinetic, kinetic art, kinetic energy, kinetic friction, kinetic potential, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases

Origin of kinetic art

First recorded in 1960–65
Related formskinetic artist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for kinetic art

kinetic art

noun

art, esp sculpture, that moves or has moving parts
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