kinetics

[ ki-net-iks, kahy- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.

kinetics

/ kaɪ-; kɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

1. another name for dynamics
2. the branch of mechanics, including both dynamics and kinematics, concerned with the study of bodies in motion
3. the branch of dynamics that excludes the study of bodies at rest
4. the branch of chemistry concerned with the rates of chemical reactions

kinetics

/ kə-nĕt′ĭks /

1. See dynamics

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinetics¹

First recorded in 1860–65; kinetic, -ics

Example Sentences

Dynamics, or kinetics, which treats of simple motion as an effect of the action of forces.

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The most important conception in kinetics is that of “inertia.”

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We follow also the traditional practice of dealing first with statics and then with kinetics.

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Kinetics, ki-net′iks, n. the science which treats of the action of force in producing or changing motion.

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He wrote to her of kinetics and atoms as if she had been a fellow-student.

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