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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ki•net•ics (ki net′iks, kī-),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.) [Physics.]- Mechanics, Physicsthe branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.
- see kinetic, -ics 1860–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kinetics /kɪˈnɛtɪks kaɪ-/ n (functioning as singular)- another name for dynamics
- the branch of dynamics that excludes the study of bodies at rest
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ki•net•ic /kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-/USA pronunciation adj. - Mechanicsof, related to, or caused by motion:kinetic energy.
n. - kinetics, [uncountable* used with a singular verb] the science or study of motion or movement.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ki•net•ic (ki net′ik, kī-),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to motion.
- caused by motion.
- characterized by movement:Running and dancing are kinetic activities.
- Greek kīnētikós moving, equivalent. to kīnē- (verbid stem of kīneîn to move) + -tikos -tic
- 1850–55
ki•net′i•cal•ly, adv. -kinetic, - a combining form found on adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -kinesia or -kinesis: bradykinetic.
- Greek kīnēt(ós) (see kineto-) + -ic
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