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kinetic (adjective):

1: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
2a: active, lively
b: dynamic, energizing
3: of or relating to kinetic art

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Ever watch a top spin? Or see one snooker ball collide with another and send it across the table? When you do, you’re witnessing kinetic energy—the energy of something in motion. Kinetics is a branch of science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies, and something described as kinetic has to do with the motion of material bodies and the forces associated with them. Both words were adopted in the 19th century from the Greek word kin?tikos (meaning “of motion”) for use in the field of physics, but the adjective kinetic proved too apt for broader application, and by the 1930s it was being used to

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