KINEMATICS

[ki.ne.mat.ics] n pl but sing in constr [F cinematique, fr. Gk kinemat-, kinema motion, fr. kinein to move] (1840): a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force -- ki.ne.mat.ic or ki.ne.mat.i.cal adj -- ki.ne.mat.i.cal.ly adv