kinetic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “one who puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈnɛtɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

kinetic (not comparable)

1. Relating to motion
2. Relating to kinesis or motor function

Synonyms

• active
• animated
• dynamic
• seepy
• vigorous

Antonyms

• lazy
• logic
• sluggish

Derived terms

• kinetic art
• kinetic energy
• kinetic sculpture

Related terms

• cinema
• kinesis
• kinesthetic

Translations

relating to motion

• Catalan: cinètic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 運動的 (zh), 运动的 (zh) (yùndòng de), 動的 (zh), 动的 (zh) (dòng de)

• Czech: kinetický
• Dutch: kinetisch (nl)
• Esperanto: kineta
• Finnish: kineettinen (fi)
• French: cinétique (fr)
• German: kinetisch
• Greek: κινητικός (el) (kinitikós)
• Irish: cinéiteach
• Italian: cinetico (it)

• Japanese: 動的 (ja) (どうてき, dōteki), 運動の (ja) (うんどうの, undō no)
• Korean: 운동의 (ko) (undong-ui)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kinetisk

  Nynorsk: kinetisk

• Polish: kinetyczny m
• Portuguese: cinético
• Romanian: cinetic (ro)
• Russian: кинети́ческий (ru) (kinɛtíčeskij)
• Spanish: cinético, kinético
• Swedish: kinetisk (sv)
• Tagalog: kilusin