kinematics

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kinematics

  • /ˌkɪnəˈmætɪks/ US

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Where it comes from

French cinématique, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “motion”) + -ics.

noun

  1. uncountable The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.

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noun the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion

Españolcinemática, cinema
中文運動學 /运动学 yùndòngxué
हिन्दीशुद्धगतिकी śuddhagtikī, शुद्धगति विज्ञान śuddhagti vijñān, शुद्धगतिक विज्ञान śuddhagtik vijñān
Portuguêscinemática
Françaiscinématique
DeutschKinematik
Ελληνικάκινηματική kinimatikí
Românăcinematică
Русскийкинема́тика kinemátika
Tiếng Việtchuyển động học

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@misc{kinematics_2026,
  title = {kinematics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kinematics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}