kinetics

[ki-net-iks, kahy-]

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.

kinetics

/ 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

kinetics

1. See dynamics

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinetics¹

First recorded in 1860–65; kinetic, -ics

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