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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ki·net·ic ETYMOLOGY Greek kinētikos, from kinētos, from kinein DATE 1864 1. of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith 2. a. active , lively b. dynamic , energizing a kinetic performer 3. of or relating to kinetic art English Etymology kinetic 1864, from Gk. kinetikos "moving, putting in motion," from kinetos "moved," verbal adj. of kinein "to move." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 kinetic kin·et·ic / ki5netik; BrE also kai- / adjective[usually before noun] (technical 术语) of or produced by movement 运动的；运动引起的: kinetic energy 动能 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ki·net·ic \kə̇ˈned.]ik, (ˈ)kī|n-, -et], ]ēk\ adjective Etymology: Greek kinētikos of motion, from kinētos moving (from kinein to move) + -ikos -ic — more at kinesis 1. : relating to kinetics or to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith 2. a. : of or relating to motion : active , lively < modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime > < a kinetic world with mobility … as its keynote — F.D.Graham > b. : supplying motive force : energizing, dynamic < jumped to attention … upon the kinetic arrival of the master — S.N.Behrman > < a kinetic artist … inflames the passions of readers — Saturday Review > < a kinetic, creative force — New York Times > < complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center — H.O.Taylor > 3. : of or relating to kinesis < kinetic occupational therapy > < response to light may be kinetic — V.B.Wigglesworth > 4. : kinesthetic < in the concert hall … listening to actual musical sound enriched by the kinetic force of human participation — Goddard Lieberson > |
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