kinematics
noun
the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
kinematical
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a word derived from
kinematics.
Example Sentences
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"But failing to detect it in indirect kinematical measurements such as ours," he says, "means finding a way out is harder."
From Scientific American ā Jan. 4, 2011
To make the behavior of light and the movements of galaxies more intelligible, why not use a "kinematical" system of time measurement, based on atomic vibration?
From Time Magazine Archive
Milne's highly specialized reasoning led him to this conclusion: in its first kinematical year the earth was 70 meters from the sun, and it has been moving slowly away ever since.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thin Plate under Pressure.—The theory of the deformation of plates, whether plane or curved, is very intricate, partly because of the complexity of the kinematical relations involved.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
This is because the steering of the tricycle depends on a kinematical, that of the Otto on a dynamical principle.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various
