kinetic
[ ki-net-ik, kahy- ]
/ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, kaɪ- /
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM kinetic
ki·net·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ki·net·ic, adjectiveOther definitions for kinetic (2 of 2)
-kinetic
a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis: bradykinetic.
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How to use kinetic in a sentence
Of all Europe’s leaders, Macron, who turns 43 on Monday, is probably the most kinetic, with a packed agenda even during the pandemic, and a parade of world leaders who regularly arrive on his doorstep at the Elysée.
France’s Macron tests positive, and now Europe is scrambling to put the lid on a potential COVID cluster|Vivienne Walt|December 17, 2020|FortuneThere, the researchers hit two disk-shaped targets with 84 laser beams each, or nearly half a million joules of energy, about the same as the kinetic energy of a car careening down a highway at 60 miles per hour.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics|Emily Conover|November 12, 2020|Science NewsFrom the soccer ball you developed as a Harvard undergrad to harness kinetic energy until now, your work has revolved around energy efficiency.
Uncharted Power’s Jessica O. Matthews has a plan to revive America’s crumbling infrastructure|Brooke Henderson|August 23, 2020|FortuneThe kinetics of the virus are such that infected people only infect others for a few hours when their viral load is so low that any decent test could miss the infection.
The Case for Rapid At-Home COVID Testing for Everyone - Facts So Romantic|Robert Bazell|August 5, 2020|Nautilus
British Dictionary definitions for kinetic
kinetic
/ (kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-) /
adjective
relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion
Derived forms of kinetic
kinetically, adverbWord Origin for kinetic
C19: from Greek kinētikos, from kinein to move
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