akinetic

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adjective

Without motion.

OriginEnglish kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- →
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Meanings

adjectiveakinetic (not comparable)

alternative obsolete acinetic

  1. not comparableWithout motion.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to akinesia: akinesic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  8. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  10. Englishkinetic
  11. Englishakinetic

From a- + kinetic.

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Translations

German akinetisch
  • akinetischwithout motion
Cite this entry
APA

akinetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akinetic

MLA

“akinetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akinetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “akinetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akinetic.

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