In physics, kinetic is used to describe something that is concerned with movement. relating to movement (kinetikos, from kinetos ). adj. kinetic energy kinetic sculpture kinetic theory of gases
{s} of or pertaining to motion; caused by motion; characterized by motion; energizing
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as calculated from the average kinetic energy of gas atoms: this is the "real" physical temperature, but is not directly measurable, whereas the others are
characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime" relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; "kinetic energy
An art form, such as an assemblage or sculpture, made up of parts designed to be set in motion by an internal mechanism or an external stimulus, such as light or air.kinetic artist n
In physics, kinetic energy is the energy that is produced when something moves. The energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed. Form of energy that an object has by reason of its motion. The kind of motion may be translation (motion along a path from one place to another), rotation about an axis, vibration, or any combination of motions. The total kinetic energy of a body or system is equal to the sum of the kinetic energies resulting from each type of motion. The kinetic energy of an object depends on its mass and velocity. For instance, the amount of kinetic energy KE of an object in translational motion is equal to one-half the product of its mass m and the square of its velocity v, or KE = 1 2 mv^2, provided the speed is low relative to the speed of light. At higher speeds, relativity changes the relationship
Sculpture in which movement (as of a motor-driven part or a changing electronic image) is a basic element. Actual movement became an important aspect of sculpture in the 20th century. Pioneers such as Naum Gabo, Marcel Duchamp, László Moholy-Nagy, and Alexander Calder produced movement by such means as water, mechanical devices, and air currents (as in Calder's mobiles). Neo-Dadaist works such as Jean Tinguely's self-destructing Homage to New York (1960) embody the concept of a sculpture that functions as both an object and an event a "happening
A theory concerning the thermodynamic behavior of matter, especially the relationships among pressure, volume, and temperature in gases. It is based on the dependence of temperature on the kinetic energy of the rapidly moving particles of a substance. According to the theory, energy and momentum are conserved in all collisions between particles, and the average behavior of the particles can be deduced by statistical analysis
Theory based on a simple description of a gas, from which many properties of gases can be derived. Established primarily by James Clerk Maxwell and Ludwig Boltzmann, the theory is one of the most important concepts in modern science. The simplest kinetic model is based on the assumptions that (1) a gas is composed of a large number of identical molecules moving in random directions, separated by distances that are large compared to their size; (2) the molecules undergo perfectly elastic (no energy loss) collisions with each other and with the walls of the container; and (3) the transfer of kinetic energy between molecules is heat. This model describes a perfect gas but is a reasonable approximation to a real gas. Using the kinetic theory, scientists can relate the independent motion of molecules of gases to their pressure, volume, temperature, viscosity, and heat conductivity
The branch of mechanics concerned purely with the motion of bodies. This is in contrast to dynamics, which also considers the reasons for motion, e.g. the forces acting on such bodies
As applied to ion channels kinetics usually encompasses the study of rate of change ion channels undergo during gating, ion passage, etc Kinetics is often used in order to uncover specific "mechanisms" channels undergo when changing from one state to another and to explain the phenomena of gating, "jumps", "bursts", "transition times", sub-conductance modes, ligand interactions, etc Complex mathematical treatments involving the kinetics of ion channels have been undertaken in order to gain insight into how ion channels accomplish this
Kinetics is the science of measuring changes, of assessing rates of movements and flow In biology, kinetics is concerned with enzyme kinetics, the rate of how proteins help catalyze a chemical reactions Another application of kinetics is the rate of flow of molecules in solution by diffusion or in an energy field (such as charges in an electric field, or mass in a gravitational field) Flux rates of molecules across biological membranes are also studied by kinetics
The study of the relationship between motion and the forces affecting motion; bodies changing motion as unbalanced forces act on them The concepts of mass, force, and energy as they affect motion