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ki·ne·mat·ics
| \ ˌki-nə-ˈma-tiks also ˌkī-
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Definition of kinematics
: a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force
Other Words from kinematics
kinematic
\ ˌki-nə-ˈma-tik
also ˌkī- \
or kinematical \ ˌki-nə-ˈma-ti-kəl also ˌkī-
\
adjective
also ˌkī- \
or kinematical \ ˌki-nə-ˈma-ti-kəl also ˌkī-
\
adjective
kinematically
\ ˌki-nə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē
also ˌkī- \
adverb
also ˌkī- \
adverb
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More Definitions for kinematics
kinematics
noun plural but singular in construction
ki·ne·mat·ics
| \ ˌkin-ə-ˈmat-iks
, ˌkī-nə-
\
, ˌkī-nə-
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variants:
also cinematics \ ˌsin-ə-
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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
Other Words from kinematics
kinematic
\ -ik
\
or kinematical \ -i-kəl
\
adjective
\
or kinematical \ -i-kəl
\
adjective
kinematically
\ -i-k(ə-)lē
\
adverb
\
adverb
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