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adjective
pertaining to motion.
caused by motion.
characterized by movement: Running and dancing are kinetic activities.
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Origin of kinetic 1850–55; <Greek
kīnētikós moving, equivalent to
kīnē- (verbid stem of
kīneîn to move) +
-tikos -tic
OTHER WORDS FROM kinetic ki·net·i·cal·ly, adverb non·ki·net·ic, adjective
Words nearby kinetic kinesthesia ,
kinesthesiometer ,
kinesthetic ,
kinesthetic sense ,
kinetheodolite ,
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kinetic energy ,
kinetic friction ,
kineticism ,
kinetic potential
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 <Greek
kīnēt (
ós ) (see
kineto- ) +
-ic
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Words related to kinetic animated ,
lively ,
peppy ,
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ball of fire ,
breezy ,
brisk ,
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driving ,
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enterprising ,
forceful ,
forcible ,
fresh ,
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high-powered ,
indefatigable ,
industrious
How to use kinetic in a sentence Another member of the Legislature, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, is the author of a measure to ban the use of police kinetic projectiles and chemical agents to disperse protests.
Another bill by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez sought to ban the use of police kinetic projectiles and chemical agents to disperse protests.
The bill largely bans the use of police kinetic projectiles and chemical agents to disperse protests.
Now the Pacers have the 6-foot-5 Brogdon back from injury to join with 6-foot-11 Domantas Sabonis, an artist who plays in waltz time, although losing the kinetic LeVert deprives them of their trio of 20-point scorers.
At the latter, all eyes are on the colorful, elaborate, wildly kinetic constructions darting through the sky.
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.
This represents, therefore, the pressure of such a gas, as calculated on the basis of the assumptions of the kinetic theory.
It is therefore natural to look for the cause of osmotic pressure in kinetic phenomena and not in attractions.
When a pendulum is vibrating, there is a continual transformation of potential into kinetic energy, and vice versa.
This energy, potential or latent in the coal, becomes kinetic and evident in the heat of the boiler and the work of the engine.
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British Dictionary definitions for kinetic
kinetic
/ (kɪˈnɛtɪk , kaɪ- ) /
adjective
relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion
Derived forms of kinetic kinetically , adverb Word Origin for kinetic C19: from Greek kinētikos, from kinein to move
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Medical definitions for kinetic
adj.
Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
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