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kinetics

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kinetics /ki·net·ics/ (-iks) the scientific study of the turnover, or rate of change, of a specific factor in the body, commonly expressed as units of amount per unit time.
chemical kinetics  the study of the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions.

ki·net·ics (k-ntks, k-)
n.
1. The branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of a body or system of bodies, especially of forces that do not originate within the system itself. Also called dynamics.
2. The branch of chemistry concerned with the rates of change in the concentration of reactants in a chemical reaction.

kinetics
[kinet′iks]
Etymology: Gk, kinesis + L, icus, like
the study of the forces that produce, arrest, or modify the motions of the body. Newton's first and third laws of motion are especially applicable to kinetics. Newton's first law states that bodies at rest stay at rest and bodies in motion keep moving unless they are acted on by an unbalancing force. Newton's third law states that every action force has a reaction force that is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. These two laws apply to the forces produced by muscles that act on joints. The reaction forces of the muscles contribute to equilibrium and the motion of the body. Compare kinematics.

kinetics [kĭ-net´iks; ki-net´iks]
the scientific study of the turnover, or rate of change, of a specific factor in the body, commonly expressed as units of amount per unit time.
chemical kinetics the scientific study of the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions.
urea kinetics the movement of urea in the body and its excretion through the kidneys or dialysis apparatus; see also urea clearance.

kinetics,
n 1. area of study that examines the effects of outside influences on the movement of material bodies.
2. the study of the interrelationships that exist between body parts and how those connections influence movement.

kinetics
(knet´iks),
n the study of the forces that produce, arrest, or modify the motions of the body. Kinetics is the application of Newton's first and third laws of inertia to body dynamics. The reaction forces of the muscles contribute to the equilibrium and motion of the body.

kinetics
the scientific study of the turnover, or rate of change, of a specific factor in, or position of the body, commonly expressed as units of amount per unit time.

chemical kinetics
the scientific study of the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions.
locomotion kinetics
study of the rates and mechanisms of the movement or progression of animals.


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