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