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
Medical Dictionary
noun plural but singular in construction
ki·ne·mat·ics
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ˌkin-ə-ˈmat-iks
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ˌkī-nə-
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variants:
also
cinematics
play
\ˌsin-ə-\
medical Definition of kinematics
1
:a branch of physics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
2
: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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