Kinetics
/kɪˈnɛtɪks/noun
The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies and the forces acting on them.
Did you know?Kinetics comes from the same Greek root that gave us *cinema* and *kinesis*, all ultimately tied to the idea of movement, making it a word built on the power of motion from the start.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κίνησις (kínēsis)
“movement, motion”
Late Greek
Greek
κινητικός (kinētikós)
“pertaining to motion; causing movement”
17th Century
New Latin
kinetica
“the science of motion”
18th Century
French
cinétique
“relating to motion”
19th Century
English
kinetics
“the study of motion and moving forces”