kinetic

«kinetic» in Mova's school dictionary: about movement or caused by movement — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (kinetic)

meaning for a pupil

1) Kinetic means about movement or caused by movement. tree →

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 →

3) Kinetic art is art with parts that move. tree →

sense 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 →
• As the roller coaster goes down, its kinetic energy increases. tree →
• Wind turbines use the kinetic energy of moving air. tree →
• When the car stops, its kinetic energy turns into heat in the brakes. tree →
• We played with kinetic sand that flows like liquid. tree →
• The museum has a kinetic sculpture that moves in the wind. tree →
• A faster runner has more kinetic energy. tree →

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).

In the corpora

• "Kinetic action" is US military jargon for a real attack with weapons that kills or destroys.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «kinetic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.