- of or caused by motion
- energetic or dynamic
Origin of kinetic
Classical Greek kin?tikos from kin?tos, movable from kinein, to move: see cite
Pedaling a bicycle is an example of kinetic action.
The definition of kinetic is something relating to or caused by motion.
An example of kinetic action is feet and the pedals of a bicycle working togther to move forward.
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kinetic
adjective
- Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
- Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.
Origin of kinetic
Greek kīnētikos from kīnētos moving from kīnein to move ; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- ki·net′i·cal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more kinetic, superlative most kinetic)
Origin
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikos, “one who puts in motion”), from κινέω (kineō, “I move, put in motion”)
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kinetic - Medical Definition
adj.
- Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
- Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.
Related Forms:
- ki·net′i·cal·ly
adv.
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Sentence Examples
- Energy of motion is usually called "kinetic energy."
- Available kinetic energy is possessed by a system of two or more bodies in virtue of the relative motion of its parts.
- For a rigid body the kinetic energy will, in general, consist of three terms (AW1 2 +BW2 2 +CW3 2) in addition to the translational energy.
- The kinetic energy of the molecules of these gases must contain two terms in addition to those representing translational energy.
- Expenditure of Energy by Plants.The energy of the plant is, af we have seen, derived originally from the kinetic radiant energy 01 the sun.
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