Etymology

kinematics

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Today it means: The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved. Full definition →

French cinématique ← Ancient Greek κίνημα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκίνημα“motion”
  2. French · derived fromcinématique
  3. English todaykinematics

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκίνημα all →

cinema

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