noun
mechanics
The branch of physics that studies motion and forces.
The class uses mechanics to analyze the motion of a pendulum.
Etymology
The Greek ancestor concerns devices or machines. Mechanics developed into the systematic study of the motion and forces that make physical bodies and machines behave as they do.
More examples
- He studied classical mechanics.
- The course introduced fluid mechanics.
- Mechanics connects forces with changes in motion.
Forms
mechanics
Similar words
- dynamics
- Focuses on forces and the motion they produce.
- kinematics
- Describes motion without analyzing its causes.