kinetic

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The Word of the Day for June 21 is:

kinetic   \kuh-NET-ik\   adjective 
     1 : of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and 
energy associated therewith 
    *2 a : active, lively  b : dynamic, energizing 
     3 : of or relating to art (as sculpture or assemblage) having mechanical 
parts which can be set in motion : of or relating to kinetic art 

Example sentence: 
     The dancers infected the audience with their fierce kinetic energy.

Did you know? 
     "Kinetic" comes from the Greek word "kinetikos," meaning "of motion," 
which in turn traces to the verb "kinein," meaning "to move." Compared to some 
other English words that have their roots in Greek, "kinetic" is a relatively 
young English word; the earliest evidence we have of its use is from 1864. 
Although it deals with the motion of images rather than material bodies, the 
word "cinema" can also be traced back to "kinein." The verb "kinein" is the 
source of the Greek "kinema," meaning "movement," to which the French referred 
in the coining of their "cinematographe." 
"Cinematographe" is the word that gave rise to the English word 
"cinematograph," of which "cinema" is simply a shortened form.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence. 





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