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kinetics

American  
[ki-net-iks, kahy-] / kɪˈnɛt ɪks, kaɪ- /

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 British  
/ 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

"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
kinetics Scientific  
/ kə-nĕt′ĭks /

  1. See dynamics

Etymology

Origin of kinetics

First recorded in 1860–65; kinetic, -ics

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, another photographic medium was in ascendance, one that favored kinetics over color, movement over stillness—the movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"We used one fluorescent color for the nascent RNA, and another one for the ribosome. This allowed us to view their kinetics separately under the high-powered microscope."

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024

Is it strange to suggest that, 35 years on, after becoming numbed by synthetic superhero kinetics, Woo’s brand of over-the-top now feels more grounded?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

The modeling shows that natural blocking and unblocking kinetics of NMDA-receptors can let in a small current when neurons are not spiking.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

They possessed a sense of kinetics that translated to the stage.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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