Associations to the word «Kinetics»

Wiktionary

KINETICS, noun. (physics) The branch of mechanics concerned purely with the motion of bodies. This is in contrast to dynamics, which also considers the reasons for motion, e.g. the forces acting on such bodies.
KINETICS, noun. (chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

Dictionary definition

KINETICS, noun. The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke