kinetic \ki*net"ic\ (k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]k or k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]k),
   a. [Gr. kinhtiko`s, from kinei^n to move.] (Physics)
   Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to
   latent.
   [1913 Webster]

   Kinetic energy. See Energy, n. 4.
      [1913 Webster] kinesthesis
      kinesthesia

	

	kinetic energy
    n 1: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its
         motion [syn: kinetic energy, K.E.]