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Adjective: kinetic  ki'netik
  1. Relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
    "kinetic energy"
     
  2. Characterized by motion
    "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"
     
  3. Supplying motive force
    "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic centre"
    - energizing, energising [Brit]

See also: dynamic, dynamical, kinesis, kinetics, moving

Encyclopedia: Kinetic