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# kinetic action

phrase (noun phrase, uncountable: kinetic action; adjective kinetic)

«kinetic action» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, jargon, US) a military attack using weapons — bombing, shooting, missiles — that can kill.
2. (science) action involving movement; «kinetic» means to do with motion.

### In the lessons

Used by military officers and officials to make war sound technical and clean, hiding killing and destruction. Register: military jargon, official; mainly US.

### Examples

- Officials said kinetic action was one option.
- News: The general refused to rule out kinetic action.
- The report contrasts kinetic action with cyber attacks.
- Science: Kinetic energy is the energy of a moving object.
- Chat: «kinetic action» = bombs
- Critics say «kinetic action» hides what really happens to people.

### Note

In science, «kinetic» is a normal word (kinetic energy); in war talk, it hides attacks. Plain words: military attack.