(mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.

Relating to motion / Relating to kinesis or motor function / (military, euphemistic) Involving active warfare, including lethal force^([W])

In a kinetic manner. / Concerning kinetics.

Relating to, or by means of, a kinetid.

Synonym of kinetic

(chemistry) the study of the reaction rates of chemical reactions, especially as a means of elucidating reaction pathways or mechanisms

Any artwork, typically sculpture, in which the object moves.

plural of kinetic energy

(astronomy) a measure of the energy of motion possessed by a substance; especially a function of the root mean square velocity of the molecules of a gas

(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.