MEANING
Relating to movement or the energy an object has because it is moving.
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- kinetic energy
- kinetic sculpture
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The shield absorbed part of the projectile's kinetic energy.
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- kinetic
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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