Kinetic

/kɪˈnɛtɪk/ or /kaɪˈnɛtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Kinetic describes anything related to movement or motion. In science, kinetic energy is the energy an object has because it is moving.

Etymology

From Greek “kīnētikos” meaning “moving”, from “kinein” meaning “to move”. It entered English in scientific language in the 1800s.

Kelly Says

Kinetic energy grows with the square of speed, which means doubling your speed gives you four times the energy. That’s why high-speed crashes are so dangerous and why small increases in speed can have huge effects. Motion doesn’t just add energy; it multiplies it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞትን
mot-n
ARالعربية
ديناميكي
di-na-mi-ki
BNবাংলা
গতিশীল
go-ti-shi-l
CACatalà
cinètic
si-ne-tik
CSČeština
kinetický
ki-ne-ti-cky
DADansk
kinetisk
ki-ne-tisk
DEDeutsch
kinetisch
ki-ne-ti-sch
ELΕλληνικά
κινητικός
ki-ne-ti-kos
ESEspañol
cinético
sin-e-ti-ko
FAفارسی
kinetik
ki-ne-tik
FISuomi
kineettinen
ki-ne-tti-nen
FRFrançais
cinétique
sin-e-ti-k
GUGU
કિનેટિક
ki-ne-tik
HAHA
kinetic
ki-ne-tik
HEעברית
קִנֶטִי
ki-ne-ti
HIहिन्दी
गतिज
ga-ti-j
HUMagyar
kinetikus
ki-ne-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
kinetik
ki-ne-tik
IGIG
kinetic
ki-ne-tik
ITItaliano
cinetico
chi-ne-ti-ko
JA日本語
運動学的
うんどうがく teki
KKKK
кінетикалық
ki-ne-ti-ka-lyq
KMKM
ការកើត
ka-ar ka-ut
KO한국어
운동학적
un-dong-hak-jeok
MRMR
किनेटिक
ki-ne-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
kinetik
ki-ne-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း
kyun
NLNederlands
kinetisch
ki-ne-tisch
NONorsk
kinetisk
ki-ne-tisk
PAPA
ਕਿਨੈਟਿਕ
ki-ne-tik
PLPolski
kinetyczny
ki-ne-tyt-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
cinético
sin-e-ti-ko
RORomână
kinetic
ki-ne-tik
RUРусский
кинетический
ki-ne-ti-che-skiy
SVSvenska
kinetisk
ki-ne-tisk
SWKiswahili
kinetic
ki-ne-tik
TAதமிழ்
இயக்கவியல்
i-yak-ka-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
కైనెటిక్
kai-ne-tik
THไทย
แบบไดนามิก
bye-ban dy-na-mik
TLTL
kinematik
ki-ne-ma-tik
TRTürkçe
kinetik
ki-ne-tik
UKУкраїнська
кінетичний
ki-ne-ti-ch-nyy
URاردو
کینٹک
kin-tik
VITiếng Việt
kinetics
ki-ne-tiks
YOYO
kinetic
ki-ne-tik
ZH中文
动力的
dòng lì de
ZUZU
kinematic
ki-ne-ma-tik

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