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kinetic

/kɪˈnɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
ki-net-ic
IPA
/kɪˈnɛtɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to motion.

adj

Relating to kinesis or motor function.

adj

Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.

adj

Relating to the force driving life forward.

adj

Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.

adj

Frantic; busy.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós)der. English kinetic From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κινητικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɪˈnɛtɪk/
  • British English: /kɪˈnɛtɪk/

Usage

Derived Forms

adipokinetic aerokinetic akinetic amphikinetic angiokinetic antikinetic arthrokinetic autokinetic biokinetic blastokinetic bradykinetic cardiokinetic

Phrases

kinetic architecture kinetic art kinetic chain kinetic energy kinetic friction kinetic novel kinetic sand kinetic scrolling

Frequently Paired Words

cinema kinesis kinesthetic

Synonyms

motive motional ambulatory animate kinetic mobile motile movable vagile frenetic frenzied hectic

Antonyms

static lazy logic sluggish

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic synthetic sympathetic energetic cosmetic poetic electromagnetic diabetic

Questions

How do you pronounce kinetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈnɛtɪk/.
What does kinetic mean?
Relating to motion.
Where does kinetic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce kinetic

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