Kinematics
Pronunciation : Kin`e*mat"ics
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. ( (Physics)
Definition : Defn: The science which treats of motions considered in themselves, or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of motions.
Note: Kinematics forms properly an introduction to mechanics, as involving the mathematical principles which are to be applied to its data of forces. Nichol.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913