Meaning & use
kinematics
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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