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orthokinetic

orthokinetic adjective: describing any property related to the kinetic energy imparted by collisions with other bodies.

Adjective

orthokinetic (comparative more orthokinetic, superlative most orthokinetic)

  1. Describing any property related to the kinetic energy imparted by collisions with other bodies
  2. Relating to orthokinesis.
    • the orthokinetic behaviour of the woodlouse

Forms of orthokinetic

comparativemore orthokinetic
superlativemost orthokinetic

Origin of orthokinetic

From ortho- + kinetic.

Questions about orthokinetic

What does orthokinetic mean?
Orthokinetic means describing any property related to the kinetic energy imparted by collisions with other bodies.
What part of speech is orthokinetic?
Orthokinetic is an adjective.

Words near orthokinetic in the dictionary

  1. orthokeratological
  2. orthokeratology
  3. orthokeratosis
  4. orthokeratotic
  5. orthokinesis
  6. orthokinetic
  7. ortholattice
  8. ortholattices
  9. ortholinear
  10. ortholinearity
  11. ortholog

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