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Kinetic : adj
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,
energising]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Kinetic : Kinetic: With movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic. It means without movement. In neurology, kinetic and akinetic denote the presence or absence of movement. Kinetic comes from the
Greek word "kinesis" for motion. The term "akinetic" is put together from the prefix "a-" meaning "without" _ "kinesis" = without motion. "Kinetic" (an adjective) should be distinguished from
"kinetics" (a noun). Kinetics (with an "s" at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the study of reaction rates.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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