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kinetic

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ki·net·ic  (k-ntk, k-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.

[Greek kntikos, from kntos, moving, from knein, to move; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ki·neti·cal·ly adv.

kinetic [kɪˈnɛtɪk kaɪ-]
adj
relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion
[from Greek kinētikos, from kinein to move]
kinetically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.kinetic - relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy"
2.kinetic - characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
3.kinetic - supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor
dynamic, dynamical - characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"
Translations
kinetic [kɪˈnetɪk]
A. ADJcinético
B. CPD kinetic energy Nenergía f cinética

kinetic [kaɪˈnɛtɪk kɪˈnɛtɪk] adjcinétique
kinetic energy nénergie f cinétique

kinetic
adjkinetisch

kinetic [kɪˈnɛtɪk] adjcinetico/a
kinetic [kɪˈnɛtɪk] adjcinetico/a

kinetic
adj kinetic [kiˈnetik]
of motion. kineties, bewegend حَرَكي кинетичен kinetický kinetisk kinetisch κινητικός cinético kineetiline جنبشی kineettinen cinétique קִינֶטִי गतिज koji se kreće mozgás(tan)i kinetika hreyfi- cinetico 運動の 운동의 kinetinis kinētisks kinetik kinetisch kinetisk, bevegelses- kinetyczny quinético cinetic кинетический kinetický kinetičen kinetički kinetisk, rörlig เกี่ยวกับการเคลื่อนไหว kinetik, devimsel 動態的 кінетичний حرکت سے متعلق thuộc động lực ,(


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Boyle's law and the rest had to be discovered before the kinetic theory of gases became possible.
He was still optimistic, but it was a less kinetic, a more thoughtful optimism.
 
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