Definition of "kinetic energy" []

• The energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed. (noun)

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• "Ingeniously, the kinetic energy generated by gravity and the spinning treads as the wearer glided down a hill was automatically harvested to recharge the batteries for the next incline."
• "The space-strike weapons being developed in the U.S. are kinetic energy and long range directed energy systems with a range of several thousand miles and are capable of great destructive power."
• "I pictured the big Brenneke slug blasting through him, crushing, bludgeoning, the immense kinetic energy blowing him apart."