kinematics

[kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh-]

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

1830–40; < Greek kīnēmat- (stem of kī́nēma movement; see cinema) + -ics

Related formskin·e·mat·ic, kin·e·mat·i·cal, adjectivekin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for kinematics

Historical Examples of kinematics

The similarity and aridity of kinematics textbooks in this country from around 1910 are most striking.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt
Eugene S. Ferguson
The following list of additional reference material on kinematics may be of help to readers who desire to do independent research.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt
Eugene S. Ferguson
There has been in Germany a thread of continuity in the kinematics of mechanisms since the time of Reuleaux.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt
Eugene S. Ferguson
His trilogy on kinematics and machine design is discussed by De Jonge, op.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt
Eugene S. Ferguson
This time hasmost certainly arrived for the science of kinematics.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt
Eugene S. Ferguson

British Dictionary definitions for kinematics

kinematics

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of the motion of bodies without reference to mass or forceCompare dynamics (def. 1)

Derived Formskinematic, adjectivekinematically, adverb

Word Origin for kinematics

C19: from Greek kinēma movement; see cinema, -ics

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Word Origin and History for kinematics

"science of motion," 1840, from French cinématique (Ampère, 1834), from Greek kinesis "movement, motion" (see cite). Related: Kinematic (1864); kinematical.

kinematics in Medicine

kinematics

[kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks]

The branch of mechanics dealing with the study of the motion of a body or a system of bodies without consideration given to its mass or the forces acting on it.

kinematics in Science

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.