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kinematics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌkɪnəˈmætɪks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ætɪks

1

noun

Meaning 1

The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mechanics

History

Etymology

French cinématique, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “motion”) + -ics.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կինեմատիկա (kinematika) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Catalan: cinemàtica — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 運動學 /运动学 (yùndòngxué) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Dutch: kinematica — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Finnish: kinematiikka — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • French: cinématique — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • German: Kinematik — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Greek: κινηματική (kinimatikí) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Hindi: शुद्धगतिकी (śuddhagtikī) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Hindi: शुद्धगति विज्ञान (śuddhagti vijñān) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Hindi: शुद्धगतिक विज्ञान (śuddhagtik vijñān) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Hungarian: kinematika — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Indonesian: kinematika — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Khmer: ចលនាវិទ្យា (chal na vi tyea) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Malay: kinematik — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Norwegian: kinematikk — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Polish: kinematyka — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Portuguese: cinemática — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Romanian: cinematică — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Russian: кинема́тика (kinemátika) — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Slovak: kinematika — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Spanish: cinemática — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Spanish: cinema — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Tagalog: lihukan — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Thai: จลนศาสตร์ — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Turkish: kinematik — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Turkish: devinimbilim — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Vietnamese: chuyển động học — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion
  • Welsh: cinemateg — the branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion