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ki·net·ic

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–adjective

1.	pertaining to motion.

2.	caused by motion.

3.	characterized by movement: Running and dancing are kinetic activities.

[Origin: 1850–55; < Gk kīnétikós moving, equiv. to kīné- (verbid s. of kīneǐn to move) + -tikos -tic

]

—Related forms

ki·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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ki·net·ic Audio Help (kə-nět'ĭk, kī-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.

[Greek kīnētikos, from kīnētos, moving, from kīnein, to move; see kei-² in Indo-European roots.]

ki·net'i·cal·ly 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
adjective
1.	relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy"
2.	characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
3.	supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: energizing]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
kinetic [kiˈnetik] adjective

of motion

Arabic:	حَرَكي
Chinese (Simplified):	活跃的，（运）动的
Chinese (Traditional):	活躍的，(運)動的
Czech:	kinetický
Danish:	kinetisk
Dutch:	kinetisch
Estonian:	kineetiline
Finnish:	kineettinen
French:	cinétique
German:	kinetisch
Greek:	κινητικός
Hungarian:	mozgás(tan)i
Icelandic:	hreyfi-
Indonesian:	kinetika
Italian:	cinetico

Japanese:	運動の
Korean:	움직이는
Latvian:	kinētisks
Lithuanian:	kinetinis
Norwegian:	kinetisk, bevegelses-
Polish:	kinetyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	cinético
Portuguese (Portugal):	quinético
Romanian:	cinetic
Russian:	кинетический
Slovak:	kinetický
Slovenian:	kinetičen
Spanish:	cinético
Swedish:	kinetisk, rörlig
Turkish:	kinetik, devimsel

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

ki·net·ic (k-ntk, k-)
adj.

Of, relating to, or produced by motion.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ki·net·ic
Pronunciation: k&-'net-ik, kI-
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith —ki·net·i·cal·ly adverb

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Kinetic

Ki*net"ic\, q. [Gr. ?, from ? to move.] (Physics) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.

Kinetic energy. See Energy, n. 4.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Kinetic

Ki*ne"to*phone\, n. [See Kinetic, Phone.] A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.

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