kinetic
pronunciation
How to pronounce kinetic in British English:
UK [kɪˈnetɪk]
How to pronounce kinetic in American English:
US [kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-]
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- Adjective:
- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
- characterized by motion
- supplying motive force
Word Origin
- kinetic (adj.)
- "relating to motion," 1841, from Greek kinetikos "moving, putting in motion," from kinetos "moved," verbal adjective of kinein "to move" (see cite). Buster Keaton's subject was kinetic man, a being he approached with the almost metaphysical awe we reserve for a Doppelgänger. This being was, eerily, himself, played by himself, then later in a projection room, watched by himself: an experience never possible to any generation of actors in the previous history of the world. [Hugh Kenner, "The Counterfeiters," 1968] Related: Kinetical; kinetically.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Movement produces kinetic energy , which can be converted into power .
- 2. Kinetic study of co2 adsorption via dry sorbents .
- 3. Kinetic art fair to open in london .
- 4. Two types of chemical kinetic models have proven especially fruitful .
- 5. Modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime .