English Explanatory Dictionary

kinetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

Pronunciation

/kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kinetics.wav

Word forms

kinetics

Etymology

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

Derived words

biokinetics cytokinetics electrokinetics erythrokinetics ferrokinetics gyrokinetics homeokinetics hydrokinetics immunokinetics mechanokinetics microkinetics morphokinetics pharmacokinetics photokinetics spatiokinetics thermokinetics toxicokinetics virokinetics
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