Kinetic energy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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