kinetic

/kɪˈnɛtɪk/adjective

Connected with movement or produced by it.

Example sentence

“A moving car has far more kinetic energy than a bicycle.”

Physics owns 'kinetic energy'; art borrowed 'kinetic sculpture' for works that move. 'Cinema' comes from the same Greek root for motion.

Featured as word of the day on June 9, 2026.

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