kinematics

American  

[kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh-] / ˌkɪn əˈmæt ɪks, ˌkaɪ nə- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.

2. Also called applied kinematics.  the theory of mechanical contrivance for converting one kind of motion into another.

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kinematics British  

/ ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪks, ˌkaɪ- /

noun

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

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kinematics Scientific  

/ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks /

1. The branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of motion without regard for the effects of forces or mass.

2. Compare dynamics

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Other Word Forms

• kinematic adjective
• kinematical adjective
• kinematically adverb

Etymology

Origin of kinematics

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

Example Sentences

But for the best relationship of aerodynamics and kinematics, Newey flipped it for the 2022 Red Bull.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

To follow the evolution of these four galaxies, the simulation calculated physical processes such as the kinematics of stars and gas, chemical reactions, star formation, and supernovae.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

The study is the first to show these differences in body movement, or kinematics, during vertical climbing.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

When you properly understand the kinematics NFL players experience, you can’t ever again think they’re overpaid.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Not content merely to have extracted from Nature the laws of planetary motion, Kepler endeavored to find some still more fundamental underlying cause, some influence of the Sun on the kinematics of worlds.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan