Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinetics

/kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
ki-net-ics
IPA
/kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.

Uncountable

noun

The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “kinetic”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κινητικός

Usage

Derived Forms

biokinetics cytokinetics electrokinetics erythrokinetics ferrokinetics gyrokinetics homeokinetics hydrokinetics immunokinetics mechanokinetics microkinetics morphokinetics

Phrases

Michaelis-Menten kinetics

Synonyms

dynamics

Rhymes With

genetics athletics cosmetics aesthetics diabetics poetics prosthetics phonetics synthetics anesthetics diuretics esthetics

Questions

How do you pronounce kinetics?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/.
What does kinetics mean?
The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
Where does kinetics come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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