Kinematics

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
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  • n. The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That part of the science of mechanics which treats of motion, its direction, velocity, acceleration, composition, etc., without reference to mass or to constraints: opposed to dynamics.
  • n. The theory of mechanical contrivances for converting one kind of motion into another, as for example for making a piston-rod with a reciprocating motion communicate to a wheel a uniform rotation. Also called applied kinematics.
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  • n. the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mechanics   
    Cross Reference
    dynamics   
     
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