kinetic.
Relating to motion.
Meaning & usage
Relating to motion.
Relating to kinesis or motor function.
Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
Relating to the force driving life forward.
Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.
kinetic warfare
Frantic; busy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós)der. English kinetic From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
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