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Kinetic
CIDE DICTIONARY
Kinetic, a. [Gr. kinhtiko`s, from kinei^n to move.].
Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Kinetic, adj. of or due to motion.
Idiom
kinetic art a form of art that depends on movement for its effect. kinetic energy the energy of motion. kinetic theory a theory which explains the physical properties of matter in terms of the motions of its constituent particles.
Derivative
kinetically adv.
Etymology
Gk kinetikos f. kineo move
THESAURUS
Kinetic
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