Kinetic energy

Kinetic energy
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]


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