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KINETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kinetic mean?
• KINETIC (adjective)
The adjective KINETIC has 3 senses:
1. relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
2. characterized by motion
3. supplying motive force
Familiarity information: KINETIC used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
kinetic energy
Pertainym:
kinetics (the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies)
Derivation:
kinesis (a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by motion
Context example:
modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime
Similar:
moving (in motion)
Derivation:
kinesis (a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Supplying motive force
Synonyms:
energising; energizing; kinetic
Context example:
the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center
Similar:
dynamic; dynamical (characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality)
Context examples
A parameter that defines the kinetic behavior of an enzyme.
(Km, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of energy defined as the kinetic energy acquired by an electron in passing through a potential difference of one volt in a vacuum.
(Electronvolt, NCI Thesaurus)
Most antipsychotic agents interfere with neurotransmitter functions, usually blocking dopamine receptors, and induce behavioral, endocrine, motor-kinetic effects.
(Butyrophenone, NCI Thesaurus)
Most antipsychotic agents interfere with various neurotransmitter functions, often blocking dopamine receptors, and induce diverse behavioral, endocrine, motor-kinetic effects.
(Antipsychotic agent, NCI Thesaurus)
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