Main Entry: ki·ne·mat·ics

Pronunciation: \ˌki-nə-ˈma-tiks also ˌkī-\

Function: noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology: French cinématique, from Greek kinēmat-, kinēma motion, from kinein to move

Date: 1840

: a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force

— ki·ne·mat·ic \-tik\ or ki·ne·mat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective

— ki·ne·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb