kinetics

American  

[ki-net-iks, kahy-] / kɪˈnɛt ɪks, kaɪ- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.

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kinetics British  

/ kaɪ-, kɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

1. another name for dynamics

2. the branch of mechanics, including both dynamics and kinematics, concerned with the study of bodies in motion

3. the branch of dynamics that excludes the study of bodies at rest

4. the branch of chemistry concerned with the rates of chemical reactions

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kinetics Scientific  

/ kə-nĕt′ĭks /

1. See dynamics

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Etymology

Origin of kinetics

First recorded in 1860–65; kinetic, -ics

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, another photographic medium was in ascendance, one that favored kinetics over color, movement over stillness—the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal

It could be that processing the ground pork patties, which involved grinding the meat and adding the fattier meat to the lean, affected the kinetics of digestion.

From Science Daily

With expertise in biophysics, Chauvier and Nils Walter, U-M professor of chemistry, biophysics, utilized their advanced single molecule fluorescence microscopes to analyze the kinetics of the structure.

From Science Daily

Is it strange to suggest that, 35 years on, after becoming numbed by synthetic superhero kinetics, Woo’s brand of over-the-top now feels more grounded?

From Los Angeles Times

"The images showed us that nanometer-scale droplets can play an essential role in the synthesis. Although they are extremely small, they control the entire kinetics at the beginning of the reaction," says Gruber.

From Science Daily

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