kinetic
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ɪk, kaɪ- adjective
1.
pertaining to motion.
2.
caused by motion.
3.
characterized by movement: Running and dancing are kinetic activities.
Origin:
1850–55; < Greek kīnētikós moving, equivalent to kīnē- (verbid stem of kīneîn to move) + -tikos -tic
1850–55; < Greek kīnētikós moving, equivalent to kīnē- (verbid stem of kīneîn to move) + -tikos -tic
Related forms
ki·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ki·net·ic, adjective
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-kinetic
a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia, or -kinesis:, bradykinetic.
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kinetic (kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion | |
| [C19: from Greek kinētikos, from kinein to move] | |
| ki'netically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
kinetic
1864, from Gk. kinetikos "moving, putting in motion," from kinetos "moved," verbal adj. of kinein "to move."
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Medical Dictionary
kinetic ki·net·ic (kə-nět'ĭk, kī-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
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Example sentences
Planetarium shows, raptor programs, kinetic weather machines and life-science exhibits are among the permanent displays.
The voltage across a discharge tube will accelerate a free electron up to some maximum kinetic energy.
If there were no air resistance, he would be going much faster and would have much more kinetic energy.
So the athlete is better off imparting more energy in kinetic than potential form.
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