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kinetics

noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N EH1 T IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dynamics

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mechanics

Narrower terms: ballistics

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cinemàtica — physics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 動力學 /动力学 (dònglìxué) — physics
  • Finnish: kinetiikka — physics
  • French: cinétique — physics
  • Galician: cinemática — physics
  • Georgian: კინეტიკა (ḳineṭiḳa) — physics
  • German: Kinetik — physics
  • Greek: κινητική (kinitikí) — physics
  • Hindi: बलगतिकी (balgatikī) — physics
  • Indonesian: kinetika — physics
  • Irish: cinéitic — physics
  • Italian: cinematica — physics
  • Japanese: 動力学 (dōrikigaku) — physics
  • Khmer: ចល័តវិទ្យា (chak lat vi tyea) — physics
  • Korean: 동역학 (dong'yeokhak) — physics
  • Korean: 동력학 (dongnyeokhak) — physics
  • Latvian: kinētika — physics
  • Malay: kinetik — physics
  • Polish: kinetyka — physics
  • Portuguese: cinética — physics
  • Russian: кине́тика (kinɛ́tika) — physics
  • Spanish: cinética — physics
  • Swedish: kinetik — physics
  • Tagalog: kilusan — physics
  • Vietnamese: động lực học — physics
  • Catalan: cinètica — chemistry
  • Finnish: kinetiikka — chemistry
  • French: cinétique — chemistry
  • Georgian: კინეტიკა (ḳineṭiḳa) — chemistry
  • Hindi: रासायनिक बलगतिकी (rāsāyanik balgatikī) — chemistry
  • Indonesian: kinetika — chemistry
  • Irish: cinéitic — chemistry
  • Italian: cinetica — chemistry
  • Khmer: ចល័តវិទ្យា (chak lat vi tyea) — chemistry
  • Latvian: kinētika — chemistry
  • Malay: kinetik — chemistry
  • Portuguese: cinética — chemistry
  • Russian: кине́тика (kinɛ́tika) — chemistry
  • Spanish: cinética — chemistry
  • Swedish: kinetik — chemistry