ki·net·ic

[ki-net-ik, kahy-]
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

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.

Origin:
< Greek kīnēt(ós) (see kineto-) + -ic

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kinetic (kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion
 
[C19: from Greek kinētikos, from kinein to move]
 
ki'netically
 
adv

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kinetic
1864, from Gk. kinetikos "moving, putting in motion," from kinetos "moved," verbal adj. of kinein "to move."
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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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