Definition of kinematics
: a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
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Origin and Etymology of kinematics
French cinématique, from Greek kinēmat-, kinēma motion, from kinein to move
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medical Definition of kinematics
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: a branch of physics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
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: the properties and phenomena of an object or system in motion of interest to kinematics
- the kinematics of the human ankle joint
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