hydrokinetic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to hydrokinetics

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

adjectivehydrokinetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to hydrokinetics
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the kinetic energy of moving fluids

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion

Opposite
hydrostatic
Also see
hydrokinetical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  8. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  9. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  10. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  11. Englishkinetic
  12. Englishhydrokinetic

From hydro- + kinetic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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