Kinetic
ahd-5
adjective.
Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
adjective.
Relating to or exhibiting kinesis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Causing motion; motory.
Pertaining to or consisting in motion: as,
kinetic
energy (energy in the form of motion).
noun.
Same as
kinetics
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.
adjective.
See
Energy
, n. 4.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of or relating to
motion
adjective.
Of or relating to
kinesis
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
characterized by motion
adjective.
relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
adjective.
supplying motive force
Word Usage
"The military, as we know from classified military documents put on the Internet by WikiLeaks last month, prefers the term kinetic strike."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
lazy
logic
sluggish
cross-reference
kinetic coefficient of viscosity
kinetic constraint
kinetic energy
kinetic theory of gases
Equivalent
dynamic
dynamical
moving
Etymologically Related
cinema
kinesis
kinesthetic
Form
kinetic art
kinetic energy
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Athletic
Peripatetic
acetic
aesthetic
alphabetic
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
atomic
biochemical
causal
computational
geometric
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
active
active
acute
aggressive
animated