Meaning & use

kinematics

noun·Advanced

The branch of mechanics that describes the motion of objects without considering the forces causing it.

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In kinematics class, students learned to calculate velocity and acceleration from position graphs.

Kinematics helped engineers predict exactly where the falling object would land.

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Kinematics is often contrasted with dynamics, which studies motion together with the forces and masses that produce it.

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