kinematics
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
1Other words from kinematics
- kin·e·mat·ic, kin·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
- kin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby kinematics
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How to use kinematics in a sentence
Must geometry be regarded both as a branch of kinematics and as a branch of optics?
This copy probably represents the first textbook of kinematics.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt | Eugene S. FergusonThe robots were easy enough—just off-the-shelf stuff, really—but the costumes and kinematics routines were something else.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory DoctorowThe proof is similar to that of the corresponding theorem of plane kinematics ( 3).
kinematics, kin-e-mat′iks, n. the science which treats of motion without reference to force.
British Dictionary definitions for kinematics
/ (ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪks, ˌkaɪ-) /
(functioning as singular) the study of the motion of bodies without reference to mass or force: Compare dynamics (def. 1)
Origin of kinematics
1Derived forms of kinematics
- kinematic, adjective
- kinematically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for kinematics
[ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks ]
The branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of motion without regard for the effects of forces or mass. Compare dynamics.
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