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