kinematics
[kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh-]
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noun (used with a singular verb) Physics.
the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
Also called applied kinematics. the theory of mechanical contrivance for converting one kind of motion into another.
Origin of kinematics
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By kinematic synthesis is meant the designing of a linkage to produce a given series of motions for a particular purpose.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of WattEugene S. Ferguson
Let us assume the hypothesis that it is possible to photograph a kinematic force in movement.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and MeaningWillard Huntington Wright
These combinations of pieces are known individually as kinematic pairs of elements, or briefly kinematic pairs.
Kinematic pairs which have surface contact are classified as lower pairs.
Kinematic pairs in which contact takes place along a line only are classified as higher pairs.
kinematics
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Word Origin for kinematics
C19: from Greek kinēma movement; see cinema, -ics
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