kinetic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
kinetic
    adj 1: relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces
           associated therewith; "kinetic energy"
    2: characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called
       kinetic pantomime"
    3: supplying motive force; "the complex civilization of which
       Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {energizing},
       {energising}, {kinetic}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
kinetic \ki*net"ic\ (k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]k or k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]k),
   a. [Gr. kinhtiko`s, from kinei^n to move.] (Physics)
   Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to
   latent.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Kinetic energy}. See {Energy}, n. 4.
      [1913 Webster] kinesthesis
      kinesthesia
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "kinetic":
      active, acute, aggressive, animated, brisk, dynamic,
      electrodynamic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forceful,
      forcible, full of pep, geodynamic, go-go, hearty, impetuous,
      incisive, intense, keen, kinematic, lively, living, lusty,
      mettlesome, peppy, radiodynamic, robust, smacking, snappy,
      spanking, spirited, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over,
      trenchant, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, zestful, zesty,
      zippy

    

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