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Kinetic adj [GK kinétikos, fr. kinétos, fr. Kinein] [1864] 1: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith 2a: Active, Lively b: Dynamic, Energizing 3: of or relating to kinetic art
Kinetic art n [1961]: art [as sculpture or assemblage having mechanical parts which can be set in motion
Kinetics n [ca. 1859] 1a: a branch of science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system b: the rate of change in such a system 2: the mechanism by which a physical or chemical change is effected
Kinetic theory n[1864]: either of two theories in physics based on the fact that the minute particles of a substance are in vigorous motion: a: a theory that the particles of a gas move in straight lines with high average velocity, continually encounter one another and thus change their individual velocities and directions, and cause pressure by their impact against the walls of a container -called also kinetic theory of gases b: a theory that the temperature of a subtance increases with an increase in either the average kinetic energy of the particles or the average potential energy of separation [as in fusion] of the particle or in both when heat is added -called also kinetic theory of heat
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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