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Webster 1913 Edition


kinetic

ki-net′ic

(kĭ-nĕt′ĭk or kī̍-nĕt′ĭk)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
κινητικός
, from
κινεῖν
to move.]
(Physics)
Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.
Kinetic energy
.
See
Energy
,
Noun.
4.