kinetic

Example Sentences

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That is, kinetic energy destroys the incoming warhead.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

"The team's amazingly precise measurement again validates kinetic impact as a technique for defending Earth against asteroid hazards and shows how a binary asteroid might be deflected by impacting just one member of the pair."

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

"These results are really exciting, but we're still working to make them even faster while figuring out the kinetic limit of pyroelectric photodetectors."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Per Mr. Ritchie, what one does get here is abundant action, adventure and the kind of kinetic musical score that implies things are happening when they’re not.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Looking back, I realize that I never felt any kinetic relationship to Jews.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride