Meanings
nounkination (plural kinations)
plural kinations
- astronomyCosmological phase of the dominance of kinetic energy over potential energy. Coined by Michael Joyce in 1996 in the paper "Electroweak baryogenesis and the expansion rate of the Universe".
Translations
Polish kinacja
- kinacjadominance of kinetic energy over potential energy
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APA
kination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kination
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“kination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kination.
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