kinematic

[kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh-]

kin·e·mat·ics

[kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh-]
noun (used with a singular verb) Physics.
1.
the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
2.
Also called applied kinematics. the theory of mechanical contrivance for converting one kind of motion into another.

Origin:
1830–40; < Greek kīnēmat- (stem of kī́nēma movement; see cinema) + -ics

kin·e·mat·ic, kin·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
kin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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kinematics (ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪks, ˌkaɪ-)
 
n
(functioning as singular) Compare dynamics the study of the motion of bodies without reference to mass or force
 
[C19: from Greek kinēma movement; see cinema, -ics]
 
kine'matic
 
adj
 
kine'matically
 
adv

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