kineticses

Main Entry: ki·net·ics
Pronunciation: k&-'net-iks, kI-
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
1 a : a branchof science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system b : the rate of change in such a system
2 : the mechanism by which a physical or chemical change is effected

kinetics ki·net·ics (kə-nět'ĭks, kī-)
n.

1. The branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of a body or system of bodies, especially of forces that do not originate within the system itself. Also called dynamics.

2. The branch of chemistry concerned with the rates of change in the concentration of reactants in a chemical reaction.

kinetics   (kə-nět'ĭks)  Pronunciation Key  See dynamics.