kinetic
Meanings
Adjective
- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
- "kinetic energy"
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by motion
- "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
- supplying motive force; - H.O.Taylor
- "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"
Adj
- Relating to motion.
- Relating to kinesis or motor function.
- Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- Relating to the force driving life forward.
- Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.^([W])
- Frantic; busy.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
Synonyms
active, ambulatory, animate, animated, dynamic, energising, energizing, frenetic, frenzied, hectic, kinetic, mobile, motile, motional, motive, movable, vagile, vigorous
Scrabble Score: 13
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