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ki-NET-ik/kɪˈnetɪk/

Kinetic means relating to movement, or produced by it: kinetic energy, a kinetic sculpture. Moving is everyday; dynamic is wider (energy and change). Cinema and kinesiology are cousins in the “motion” family. Do not call a static poster kinetic because someone is pictured running.

Meaning

Relating to movement or produced by movement.

Examples

• “Kinetic energy is taught with numbers, not a poster of a sprint.”
• “Moving is everyday. Potential energy is stored; kinetic is in motion. Dynamic can mean energetic management. A still photograph is not kinetic art unless it actually moves.”

Good to know

Of motion / movement. Everyday: moving. Physics pair: potential vs kinetic energy. A running picture is still a still.

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