Kinetics — (with an s at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the study of reaction rates. Kinetics is a noun. It is distinct from kinetic (an adjective) meaning with movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic… … Medical dictionary
kinetics — ki*net ics (k[i^]*n[e^]t [i^]ks or k[ i]*n[e^]t [i^]ks), n. (Physics) See {Dynamics}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinetics — (n.) 1864, from KINETIC (Cf. kinetic); see ICS (Cf. ics) … Etymology dictionary
kinetics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) 1) the branch of chemistry concerned with the rates of chemical reactions. 2) Physics another term for DYNAMICS(Cf. ↑dynamics) (in sense 1) … English terms dictionary
kinetics — [ki net′iks] n. [< KINETIC] DYNAMICS (sense 1) … English World dictionary
kinetics — /ki net iks, kuy /, n. (used with a sing. v.) Physics. the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses. [1860 65; see KINETIC, ICS] * * * ▪ dynamics branch of classical mechanics… … Universalium
kinetics — kinetika statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. kinetics vok. Kinetik, f rus. кинетика, f pranc. cinétique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
kinetics — kinetika statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Klasikinės mechanikos mokslo šaka, tirianti jėgų veikiamų kūnų pusiausvyrą ir judėjimą. kilmė gr. kinētikos – judinamasis, varomasis atitikmenys: angl. kinetics vok. Kinetik, f rus.… … Sporto terminų žodynas
kinetics — Dynamic processes involving motion. Often used as a suffix to indicate studies involving movement or rates of reactions. See: pharmacokinetics, enzyme kinetics … Glossary of Biotechnology
Kinetics (physics) — Kinetics in physics In physics, kinetics used to be the branch of classical mechanics that was concerned with the relationship between the motion of bodies and its causes, namely forces and mass. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic… … Wikipedia
