Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kinetic \Ki*net"ic\, q. [Gr. ?, from ? to move.] (Physics)
   Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to
   latent.

   {Kinetic energy}. See {Energy}, n. 4.

Source : WordNet®

kinetic
     adj 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 center"- H.O.Taylor [syn: {energizing},
         {energising}]