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# kinetic

adjective (kinetic)

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

## Everyday

1. Kinetic means about movement or caused by movement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#m1)
2. Kinetic energy is the energy an object has because it is moving; the faster or heavier it moves, the more kinetic energy it has. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#m2)
3. Kinetic art is art with parts that move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#m3)

### In the lessons

A key physics word: in science lessons on energy, kinetic energy is compared with potential (stored) energy — a ball held high has potential energy, which turns into kinetic energy as it falls. Wind turbines turn the kinetic energy of wind into electricity. Phrases: kinetic energy, kinetic sand, kinetic sculpture.

### Examples

- A rolling ball has kinetic energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x1)
- As the roller coaster goes down, its kinetic energy increases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x2)
- Wind turbines use the kinetic energy of moving air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x3)
- When the car stops, its kinetic energy turns into heat in the brakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x4)
- We played with kinetic sand that flows like liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x5)
- The museum has a kinetic sculpture that moves in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x6)
- A faster runner has more kinetic energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/#x7)

### Note

Say: ki-NET-ic. In science: a still object has zero kinetic energy. Kinetic energy = ½ × mass × speed × speed, so doubling the speed makes four times the kinetic energy. Opposite idea: potential energy (stored energy).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kinetic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kinetic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kinetic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kinetic.html) on Mova free.