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Definition of kinematics

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

Other Words from kinematics

kinematic \ 藢ki-​n蓹-​藞ma-​tik How to pronounce kinematic (audio) also  藢k墨-​ \ or kinematical \ 藢ki-​n蓹-​藞ma-​ti-​k蓹l also  藢k墨-​ How to pronounce kinematical (audio) \ adjective
kinematically \ 藢ki-​n蓹-​藞ma-​ti-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce kinematically (audio) also  藢k墨-​ \ adverb

First Known Use of kinematics

1840, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kinematics

French cin茅matique, from Greek kin膿mat-, kin膿ma motion, from kinein to move

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More Definitions for kinematics

ki路​ne路​mat路​ics | \ 藢kin-蓹-藞mat-iks How to pronounce kinematics (audio) , 藢k墨-n蓹- How to pronounce kinematics (audio) \
variants: also cinematics \ 藢sin-​蓹-​ How to pronounce cinematics (audio) \

Medical Definition of kinematics

1 : a branch of physics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
2 : the properties and phenomena of an object or system in motion of interest to kinematics the kinematics of the human ankle joint

Other Words from kinematics

kinematic \ -​ik How to pronounce kinematic (audio) \ or kinematical \ -​i-​k蓹l How to pronounce kinematical (audio) \ adjective
kinematically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce kinematically (audio) \ adverb

More from Merriam-Webster on kinematics

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about kinematics