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ki⋅net⋅ic

  [ki-net-ik, kahy-]
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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 kīnētikós moving, equiv. to kīnē- (verbid s. of kīneîn to move) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
ki⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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-kinetic

 
a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis: bradykinetic.
Origin:
< Gk kīnēt(ós) (see kineto- ) + -ic
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ki·net·ic   (kə-nět'ĭk, kī-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or produced by motion.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

kinetic 
1864, from Gk. kinetikos "moving, putting in motion," from kinetos "moved," verbal adj. of kinein "to move."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ki·net·ic
Pronunciation: k&-'net-ik, kI-
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forcesand energy associated therewith —ki·net·i·cal·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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kinetic ki·net·ic (kə-nět'ĭk, kī-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or produced by motion.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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