KINEMATICS


Meaning of KINEMATICS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ki-n ə - ' ma-tiks also ˌ k ī -

Function: noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology: French cinématique, from Greek kin ē mat-, kin ē ma motion, from kinein to move

Date: 1840

: a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force

– ki · ne · mat · ic \ -tik \ or ki · ne · mat · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective

– ki · ne · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

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