Definitions for kinetickɪˈnɛt ɪk, kaɪ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ki•net•ickɪˈnɛt ɪk, kaɪ-(adj.)
pertaining to or caused by motion.
Category: Mechanics
characterized by movement.
Origin of kinetic:
1850–55; < Gk kīnētikós=kīnēt(os) moving, v. adj. of kīneîn to move +-ikos -ic
ki•net′i•cal•ly(adv.)
-kinetic
telekinetic.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Affix
Ref: a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis 2 :
Origin of -kinetic:
< Gk kīnēt(ós)
Princeton's WordNet
kinetic(adj)
relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
"kinetic energy"
kinetic(adj)
characterized by motion
"modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
energizing, energising, kinetic(adj)
supplying motive force
"the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor
Wiktionary
kinetic(Adjective)
Of or relating to motion
kinetic(Adjective)
Of or relating to kinesis
Origin: From κινητικός, from κινέω
Webster Dictionary
Kinetic(u)
moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent
Translations for kinetic
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kinetic(adjective)
of motion.
- kineties, bewegendAfrikaans
- حَرَكيArabic
- кинетиченBulgarian
- cinéticoPortuguese (BR)
- kinetickýCzech
- kinetischGerman
- kinetiskDanish
- κινητικόςGreek
- cinéticoSpanish
- kineetilineEstonian
- جنبشیFarsi
- kineettinenFinnish
- cinétiqueFrench
- קִינֶטִיHebrew
- गतिजHindi
- koji se krećeCroatian
- mozgás(tan)iHungarian
- kinetikaIndonesian
- hreyfi-Icelandic
- cineticoItalian
- 運動のJapanese
- 운동의Korean
- kinetinisLithuanian
- kinētisksLatvian
- kinetikMalay
- kinetischDutch
- kinetisk, bevegelses-Norwegian
- kinetycznyPolish
- خوزښت ته اړين، حركت لرونكيPashto
- quinéticoPortuguese
- cineticRomanian
- кинетическийRussian
- kinetickýSlovak
- kinetičenSlovenian
- kinetičkiSerbian
- kinetisk, rörligSwedish
- เกี่ยวกับการเคลื่อนไหวThai
- kinetik, devimselTurkish
- 動態的Chinese (Trad.)
- кінетичнийUkrainian
- حرکت سے متعلقUrdu
- thuộc động lựcVietnamese
- 运动的Chinese (Simp.)
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