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kin·emat·ics (kin′ə mat′iks)
Related Forms:
- kinematic kin′·emat′·ic adjective or kinematical kin′·emat′i·cal
kin·e·mat·ics (kĭnˌə-mătˈĭks)
noun (used with a sing. verb) The branch of mechanics that studies the motion of a body or a system of bodies without consideration given to its mass or the forces acting on it.
Origin: From Greek kīnēma, kīnēmat-, motion, from kīnein, to move; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.
Related Forms:
- kinematic kinˌe·matˈic, kinˌe·matˈi·cal adjective
- kinˈe·matˈi·cal·ly adverb