kinematics

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
Also called applied kinematics. the theory of mechanical contrivance for converting one kind of motion into another.

kinematics

/ ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪks; ˌkaɪ- /

See dynamics
functioning as singular the study of the motion of bodies without reference to mass or force Compare dynamics

kinematics

/ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks /

The branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of motion without regard for the effects of forces or mass.
Compare dynamics

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

C19: from Greek kinēma movement; see cinema , -ics

Must geometry be regarded both as a branch of kinematics and as a branch of optics?

This copy probably represents the first textbook of kinematics.

The robots were easy enough—just off-the-shelf stuff, really—but the costumes and kinematics routines were something else.

The proof is similar to that of the corresponding theorem of plane kinematics ( 3).

Kinematics, kin-e-mat′iks, n. the science which treats of motion without reference to force.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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