kinetic

relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith

Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent.

Greek kinesis movement

“What acrostic upon the abbreviation of his first name had he (kinetic poet) sent to Miss Marion (Molly) Tweedy on the 14 February 1888?”

— James Joyce, Ulysses

Celestine twirled down Tokyo's bustling streets, her kinetic energy unmatched. Suddenly, a gust of wind whisked away her map and wallet! With surprising speed, she darted after them like a pinball in motion, laughing as passersby stared at this blur of action swirling past.

Lila sprinted down Wellington's Cable Car hill, her sneakers gripping the wet cobblestones as she felt the kinetic energy surge with each step. At the bottom, she skidded to a stop by the harbor, breathless and alive, just like the churning waves of the Tasman Sea.

“In quantum mechanics, as a particle is localized to a smaller region in space, the associated compressed wave packet requires a larger and larger range of momenta, and thus larger kinetic energy.”