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kinetic
1[ki-net-ik, kahy-]
adjective
pertaining to motion.
caused by motion.
characterized by movement.
Running and dancing are kinetic activities.
-kinetic
2a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis:
bradykinetic.
kinetic
/ kaɪ-, kɪˈnɛtɪk /
adjective
relating to, characterized by, or caused by motion
Other Word Forms
- kinetically adverb
- nonkinetic adjective
- 쾱ˈԱپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of kinetic1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
The kinetic staging, while keeping the action from becoming claustrophobic, sometimes oversteps the mark.
She was a visual artist who painted and created kinetic sculptures.
Other scientists have suggested possible deflection tactics like lasers, kinetic impactors and so-called “gravity tractors.”
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When To Use
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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