Definitions for: Kinematics


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



Webster (1913) Definition: Kin`e*mat"ics, n. [Gr. (?),(?) motion, fr. ? to
move.] (Physics)
The science which treats of motions considered in themselves,
or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of
motions.

Note: Kinematics forms properly an introduction to mechanics,
as involving the mathematical principles which are to
be applied to its data of forces. --Nichol.

See Also: mechanics

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