kinetics

kɪˈnɛtɪks

Definition

Definition of kinetics - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

study of reaction rates in chemistry

TECH.

Kinetics explains why some reactions are faster.

science

TECH.

study of forces causing motion in mechanics

TECH.

Kinetics helps engineers design safer vehicles.

dynamics

motion study

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Origin of kinetics

Greek, kinetikos (moving)

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BHK

acr.

acr: Bachelor of Human Kinetics

university degree in the study of human movement

kinetically

adv.

physics

related to the principles of kinetics

Examples of kinetics in a sentence

Studying kinetics helps in understanding combustion processes.
The professor's lecture on kinetics was fascinating.
Kinetics is crucial in understanding planetary movements.

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French:cinétique, dynamique, ...
German:Kinetik, Bewegungslehre, ...
Italian:cinetica, dinamica, ...
Spanish:cinética, ...
Portuguese:cinética, dinâmica, ...
Chinese:动力学, ...
Japanese:反応速度論, 運動学, ...
Arabic:حركية, الحَرَكِيَّات, ...
Hebrew:קִינֵטִיקָה, ...
Russian:кинетика, ...
Ukrainian:кінетика, ...
Hindi:गतिकी, काइनेटिक्स, ...
Bengali:গতিবিদ্যা, কাইনেটিক্স, ...
Catalan:cinètica, dinàmica, ...
Czech:chemická kinetika, ...
Danish:kinetik, bevægelseslære, ...
Dutch:kinetiek, kinetica, ...
Greek:κινητική, ...
Hungarian:kinetika, ...
Khmer:គីនេទិចគីមី, គីនេទិច, ...
Korean:반응 속도론, 운동학, ...
Persian:سینتیک, حرکت‌شناسی, ...
Polish:kinetyka, dynamika, ...
Portuguese (BR):cinética, dinâmica, ...
Romanian:cinetică, ...
Swedish:kinetik, ...
Thai:จลนศาสตร์, ...
Turkish:kinetik, ...
Vietnamese:động học, động lực học, ...

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Definition of kinetics - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of kinetics

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