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kinetic

/kɪˈnɛtɪk/US/kɪˈnɛtɪk/

kinetic adjective: relating to motion.

Adjective

kinetic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to motion.
  2. Relating to kinesis or motor function.
  3. Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
    Synonyms:
    motile, vagile
  4. Relating to the force driving life forward.
  5. (euphemistic) Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.
    • kinetic warfare
  6. (slang) Frantic; busy.
    • Sorry it took so long; it's been kind of kinetic around here.1997, Hollywood Confidential (film)
    • Their enthusiasm and group cohesion helped when things got kinetic.2020, Andrew Vaillencourt, Sullivan's Gift: Hegemony: Book 3

kinetic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

kinetic in Hindi

गतिज

kinetic in Tamil

இயக்கம் சார்ந்த, இயங்கு, இயக்கப்பண்புக்குரிய, இயக்க, இயக்கப்பாட்டியல், இயக்கவியல்

kinetic in Marathi

गतिज

kinetic in Urdu

متحرک
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kinetic in Bengali
গতিজ, গতির সাথে সম্পর্কিত
kinetic in Telugu
కైనెటిక్
kinetic in Malayalam
കൈനെറ്റിക്
kinetic in Kannada
ಕದಲಿಕೆಯ, ಚಲನೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ, ಚಲನೆಯಿಂದಾದ, ಚಲನಾತ್ಮಕ
kinetic in Punjabi
ਕਾਇਨੇਟਿਕ
kinetic in Gujarati
કાઇનેટિક, ગતિજ
kinetic in Odia
କାଇନେଟିକ, ଗତିଜ
kinetic in Nepali
काइनेटिक, गतिज, कायनेटिक
kinetic in Tagalog
kilusin
kinetic in Arabic
حَرَكِيّ ḥarakiyy

Examples of kinetic in a sentence

  • The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
  • New engine designs permit the vehicle to recapture the kinetic energy lost through braking.
  • The government shifted from kinetic operations to economic warfare to pressure the regime without deploying troops.

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Synonyms of kinetic

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Antonyms

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Origin of kinetic

From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).

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Words that rhyme with kinetic

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Questions about kinetic

What does kinetic mean?
Kinetic means relating to motion.
What is kinetic in Hindi?
Kinetic in Hindi is गतिज. See Kinetic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kinetic?
Kinetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce kinetic?
Kinetic is pronounced /kɪˈnɛtɪk/ (UK).

Words near kinetic in the dictionary

  1. kinetal
  2. kinetheodolite
  3. kinetheodolites
  4. kinethmoid
  5. kinethmoids
  6. kinetic
  7. kinetic architecture
  8. kinetic art
  9. kinetic chain
  10. kinetic energies
  11. kinetic energy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: kinetic (page history and authors); kinetic (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kinetic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kinetic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kinetic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kinetic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kinetic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kinetic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kinetic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kinetic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kinetic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kinetic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kinetic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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