kinetics

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kinetics

  • /kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/

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From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “kinetic”).

noun

  1. uncountable The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
  2. uncountable The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

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noun physics

Españolcinética
日本語動力学 dōrikigaku
中文動力學 /动力学 dònglìxué
हिन्दीबलगतिकी balgatikī
Portuguêscinética
Françaiscinétique
DeutschKinetik
Italianocinematica
Ελληνικάκινητική kinitikí
Русскийкине́тика kinɛ́tika
Tiếng Việtđộng lực học

noun chemistry

Españolcinética
हिन्दीरासायनिक बलगतिकी rāsāyanik balgatikī
Portuguêscinética
Françaiscinétique
Italianocinetica
Русскийкине́тика kinɛ́tika

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@misc{kinetics_2026,
  title = {kinetics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kinetics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}