Kinematics Definition

kĭnə-mătĭks
noun
The branch of mechanics that deals with motion in the abstract, without reference to the force or mass.
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Origin of Kinematics

  • From Greek kīnēma kīnēmat- motion from kīnein to move keiə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “motion”) +‎ -ics.

    From Wiktionary

Kinematics Sentence Examples

  • The conception of force is, so to speak, eliminated from the conditions of the problem, which is reduced to one of pure kinematics.

  • It reviews the principles of statics and kinematics and applying them to the approximate analysis of pin and rigid jointed frames.

  • Thirteen design requirements, including kinematics, kinetics, and stability aspects, are described.

  • The mere geometrical description and analysis of various types of motion, apart from the consideration of the forces concerned, belongs tt kinematics.

  • Michelson's group developed a loaded, unconstrained model in which to study the kinematics of ankles which were destabilized in various ways.

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