kinematics

[ kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh- ]

/ ˌkɪn əˈmæt ɪks, ˌkaɪ nə- /

noun (used with a singular verb)Physics.

the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.

Also called applied kinematics. the theory of mechanical contrivance for converting one kind of motion into another.

Origin of kinematics

1830–40; <Greek kīnēmat- (stem of kī́nēma movement; see cinema) + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM kinematics

kin·e·mat·ic, kin·e·mat·i·cal, adjectivekin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby kinematics

kindred spirit, Kindu, kindy, kine, kinematic pair, kinematics, kinematic viscosity, kinematograph, kinesalgia, kinescope, Kineshma

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Example sentences from the Web for kinematics

The following list of additional reference material on kinematics may be of help to readers who desire to do independent research.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt|Eugene S. Ferguson
The robots were easy enough—just off-the-shelf stuff, really—but the costumes and kinematics routines were something else.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow
Kinematics, kin-e-mat′iks, n. the science which treats of motion without reference to force.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
This copy probably represents the first textbook of kinematics.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt|Eugene S. Ferguson

There has been in Germany a thread of continuity in the kinematics of mechanisms since the time of Reuleaux.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt|Eugene S. Ferguson

British Dictionary definitions for kinematics

kinematics

/ (ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪks, ˌkaɪ-) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of the motion of bodies without reference to mass or forceCompare dynamics (def. 1)

Derived forms of kinematics

kinematic, adjectivekinematically, adverb

Word Origin for kinematics

C19: from Greek kinēma movement; see cinema, -ics

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Medical definitions for kinematics

kinematics

[ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks ]

n.

The branch of mechanics dealing with the study of the motion of a body or a system of bodies without consideration given to its mass or the forces acting on it.

Scientific definitions for kinematics

kinematics

[ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks ]

The branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of motion without regard for the effects of forces or mass. Compare dynamics.

单词	kinematics
释义	kinematics [ kin-uh-mat-iks, kahy-nuh- ] / ˌkɪn əˈmæt ɪks, ˌkaɪ nə- / noun (used with a singular verb)Physics. the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it. Also called applied kinematics. the theory of mechanical contrivance for converting one kind of motion into another. Origin of kinematics 1830–40; <Greek kīnēmat- (stem of kī́nēma movement; see cinema) + -ics OTHER WORDS FROM kinematics kin·e·mat·ic, kin·e·mat·i·cal, adjectivekin·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby kinematics kindred spirit, Kindu, kindy, kine, kinematic pair, kinematics, kinematic viscosity, kinematograph, kinesalgia, kinescope, Kineshma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kinematics The following list of additional reference material on kinematics may be of help to readers who desire to do independent research. Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt\|Eugene S. Ferguson The robots were easy enough—just off-the-shelf stuff, really—but the costumes and kinematics routines were something else. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom\|Cory Doctorow Kinematics, kin-e-mat′iks, n. the science which treats of motion without reference to force. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various This copy probably represents the first textbook of kinematics. Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt\|Eugene S. Ferguson There has been in Germany a thread of continuity in the kinematics of mechanisms since the time of Reuleaux. Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt\|Eugene S. Ferguson British Dictionary definitions for kinematics kinematics / (ˌkɪnɪˈmætɪks, ˌkaɪ-) / noun (functioning as singular) the study of the motion of bodies without reference to mass or forceCompare dynamics (def. 1) Derived forms of kinematics kinematic, adjectivekinematically, adverb Word Origin for kinematics C19: from Greek kinēma movement; see cinema, -ics Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for kinematics kinematics [ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks ] n. The branch of mechanics dealing with the study of the motion of a body or a system of bodies without consideration given to its mass or the forces acting on it. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for kinematics kinematics [ kĭn′ə-măt′ĭks ] The branch of physics that deals with the characteristics of motion without regard for the effects of forces or mass. Compare dynamics. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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