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ki·net·ics

(kə-nĕt′ĭks, kī-)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

2. The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of change in the concentration of reactants in a chemical reaction.

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kinetics

(kɪˈnɛtɪks; kaɪ-)

n (functioning as singular)

1. (General Physics) another name for dynamics²

2. (Mathematics) the branch of mechanics, including both dynamics and kinematics, concerned with the study of bodies in motion

3. (Mathematics) the branch of dynamics that excludes the study of bodies at rest

4. (Chemistry) the branch of chemistry concerned with the rates of chemical reactions

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ki•net•ics

(kɪˈnɛt ɪks, kaɪ-)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

the branch of mechanics that studies the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.

[1860–65]

ki·net·ics

(kə-nĕt′ĭks)

See dynamics.

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kinetics

the branch of physics that studies the motion of masses in relation to the forces acting on them.

kinetics

[kɪˈnetiks] NSING → cinética f

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kinetics

[kɪˈnɛtɪks] nsg → cinetica

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