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kinetic (iou)



kinetic adjective. M19.
[Greek kinetikos, from kinein move: see -IC.]
Of, pertaining to, or relating to motion; due to or resulting from motion. M19.
b. Biology. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a kinesis. E20.
c. fig. Active, dynamic, full of energy. M20.
H. G. Wells They were at least kinetic, they wanted to make things happen.
Chemistry. Of, pertaining to, or governed by the kinetics of a reaction. L19.
Cytology. Pertaining to or involved in mitotic division; undergoing division. Cf. KINESIS 1. L19.
Phonetics. Of a consonant, vowel, etc.: changing in quality during utterance as opp. to being held constant. M20.
(Of art, a work of art) depending on movement for its effect; of, pertaining to, or producing works of this kind. M20.
Special collocations: kinetic energy energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion (cf. potential energy s.v. POTENTIAL adjective). kinetic heating heat generated by the compression and acceleration of air by a fast-moving body. kinetic theory a theory which explains physical properties of matter in terms of the motions of constituent particles; spec. either of those theories relating respectively to heat and the gaseous state.
kinetically adverb in a kinetic manner, as regards kinetics E20.