Kinetic (Ancient Greek: κίνησις “kinesis”, movement or to move) may refer to:
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Kinetic theory
Kinetic (Ancient Greek: κίνησις “kinesis”, movement or to move) may refer to:
* Kinetic theory, describing a gas as particles in random motion
* Kinetic energy, the energy of an object that it possesses due to its motion
Art and ente ...
, describing a gas as particles in random motion
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Kinetic energy
In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion.
It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. Having gained this energy during its accele ...
, the energy of an object that it possesses due to its motion
Art and entertainment
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Kinetic art, a form of art involving mechanical and/or random movement, including optical illusions.
* ''Kinetic'', the 13th episode of the
first season of the TV series ''Smallville''
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''Kinetic'' (comics), a comic by Allan Heinberg and Kelley Pucklett
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"Kinetic" (song), a song by Radiohead
Companies
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Kinetic Engineering Limited
Kinetic Engineering Limited is an Indian automotive manufacturer. The company was founded in the year 1972 by H. K. Firodia. Today it is an automotive component manufacturer which formerly sold two-wheelers under the brand names Kinetic Honda and l ...
, Indian automotive manufacturer
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Kinetic Group
Kinetic Group (formerly known as AATS Group) is an Australian-based multinational bus company that wholly owns a number of bus operations in Australia and New Zealand, including the SkyBus business, which operates bus services to a number of a ...
, Australian-based public transport company
Technology
* "Kinetic", Seiko's trademark for its
automatic quartz technology
* The ''Kinetic camera system'' by
Birt Acres (1854–1918), photographer and film pioneer
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Kinetic projectile
Military terminology
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Kinetic military action
Kinetic military action is a euphemism for military action involving active warfare, including lethal force. The phrase is used to contrast between conventional military force and "soft" force, including diplomacy, Sanctions (law), sanctions an ...
See also
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Kinetics (disambiguation)
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Dynamics (disambiguation)
Dynamics (from Greek δυναμικός ''dynamikos'' "powerful", from δύναμις ''dynamis'' "power") or dynamic may refer to:
Physics and engineering
* Dynamics (mechanics)
** Aerodynamics, the study of the motion of air
** Analytical dynam ...
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Qinetiq, an international defence technology company
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Kinetica
''Kinetica'' is a racing video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was released in North America only on October 14, 2001. It is the debut game of Santa Monica Studio. It w ...
'', a 2001 futuristic racing video game for the PlayStation 2
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