Kinetic
[kɪ'netɪk;kaɪ-] or [kɪ'nɛtɪk]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by motion; 'modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime' .
(adj.) relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; 'kinetic energy' .
Typist: Vivienne--From WordNet
Definition
(q.) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.
Editor: Moore
Examples
- In other words, it was the kinetic energy of the rolls that crumbled up the rocks with pile-driver effect. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The nineteenth century is the age of kinetic energy: the energy of either solid, liquid, gaseous or electrical matter transformed into useful work. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The modern kinetic theory of heat was a subsequent discovery, as elsewhere explained. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Editor: Sharon