Antonyms for kinetics
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ki-net-iks, kahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɪˈnɛt ɪks, kaɪ- |
Definition of kinetics
Origin :- 1864, from kinetic; see -ics.
- As in motion : noun movement, action
- The most important conception in kinetics is that of “inertia.”
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various
- He wrote to her of kinetics and atoms as if she had been a fellow-student.
- Extract from : « Franklin Kane » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- Kinetics, ki-net′iks, n. the science which treats of the action of force in producing or changing motion.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various
- Dynamics, or kinetics, which treats of simple motion as an effect of the action of forces.
- Extract from : « A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine » by Robert H. Thurston
- We follow also the traditional practice of dealing first with statics and then with kinetics.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various
Synonyms for kinetics
- act
- advance
- agitation
- ambulation
- body English
- change
- changing
- direction
- drift
- dynamics
- flow
- fluctuation
- flux
- full swing
- gesticulation
- gesture
- high sign
- inclination
- kinetics
- locomotion
- mobility
- motility
- move
- oscillation
- passage
- passing
- progress
- sign
- signal
- stir
- stirring
- stream
- sway
- sweep
- swing
- tendency
- travel
- wave
- wavering
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