Thesaurus: kinematics

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1. n. The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
2. n. the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
3. 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.
4. The science which treats of motions considered in themselves,or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
5. n:100 n. the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass