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kinetic

1

[ki-net-ik, kahy-]

adjective

  1. pertaining to motion.

  2. caused by motion.

  3. characterized by movement.

    Running and dancing are kinetic activities.



-kinetic

2
  1. a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis:

    bradykinetic.

kinetic

/ kaɪ-, kɪˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion

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Other Word Forms

  • kinetically adverb
  • nonkinetic adjective
  • 쾱ˈԱپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kinetic1

1850–55; < Greek īŧپó moving, equivalent to īŧ- (verbid stem of īԱî to move) + -tikos -tic

Origin of kinetic2

< Greek īŧ ( ó ) ( kineto- ) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kinetic1

C19: from Greek 쾱ŧپDz, from kinein to move
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Example Sentences

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For all of Arden’s showman proclivities, his passion for innovative design and kinetic sceneography, he never loses sight of a work’s beating heart.

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Garland’s dystopian vision and Boyle’s kinetic urgency remain perfectly in sync, and the fact that much of the film was reportedly shot using an iPhone 15 promises a frenzied doomscroll realism.

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The kinetic staging, while keeping the action from becoming claustrophobic, sometimes oversteps the mark.

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She was a visual artist who painted and created kinetic sculptures.

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Other scientists have suggested possible deflection tactics like lasers, kinetic impactors and so-called “gravity tractors.”

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does -kinetic mean?

The combining form -kinetic is used like a suffix meaning “of or relating to movement.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -kinetic comes from Greek īŧ(ó), meaning “moving,” from the verb īԱî, “to move.” The Latin cognate of īԱî is ciēre (stem cit-), meaning “to move, set in motion,” which is the source of words such as cite and resuscitate. To learn more, check out our entries for both words. are variants of -kinetic?While there are not any variants of -kinetic, it is related to the forms -kinesis and -kinesia, as in telekinesis and hyperkinesia. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles about these two forms.

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