- KINEMATICS
- the science of pure motion under the categories of space and time, irrespective of consideration of the forces determining it and the mass of the body moved.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
KINEMATICS
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Kinematics — Kin e*mat ics, n. [Gr. (?),(?) motion, fr. kinei^n to move.] (Physics) The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions. [1913 Webster] Note: Kinematics forms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinematics — (n.) science of motion, 1840, from Fr. cinématique (Ampère, 1834), from Gk. kinesis movement, motion (see CITE (Cf. cite)). Related: Kinematic (1864); kinematical … Etymology dictionary
kinematics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces which cause the motion. DERIVATIVES kinematic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek kin ma motion … English terms dictionary
kinematics — [kin΄ə mat′iks] n. [Fr cinématique < Gr kinēma (gen. kinēmatos), motion < kinein, to move (see CITE) + ICS] the branch of mechanics that deals with motion in the abstract, without reference to the force or mass kinematic adj. kinematical … English World dictionary
Kinematics — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics … Wikipedia
kinematics — kinematic, kinematical, adj. kinematically, adv. /kin euh mat iks, kuy neuh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) Physics. 1. the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it. 2. Also called… … Universalium
kinematics — In physiology, the science concerned with movements of the parts of the body. SYN: cinematics. [G. kinematica, things that move] * * * ki·ne·mat·ics .kin ə mat iks, .kī nə also ci·ne·mat·ics .sin ə n pl but sing in constr 1) a branch of physics… … Medical dictionary
kinematics — kinematika statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. kinematics vok. Kinematik, f rus. кинематика, f pranc. cinématique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
kinematics — kinematika statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Klasikinės mechanikos mokslo šaka, tirianti kūnų judėjimą geometriniu požiūriu. kilmė gr. kinēma – judėjimas atitikmenys: angl. kinematics vok. Kinematik, f rus. кинематика … Sporto terminų žodynas
kinematics — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: French cinématique, from Greek kinēmat , kinēma motion, from kinein to move Date: 1840 a branch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kinematics — noun The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved. See Also: kinematic … Wiktionary
