kinetika

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kinetica (“kinetics”), from Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “kinetic”).

Noun

kinetika (first-person possessive kinetikaku, second-person possessive kinetikamu, third-person possessive kinetikanya)

1. kinetics:
   1. (mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
   2. (chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

Alternative forms

• kinetik (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• kinetis

 

Further reading

• “kinetika” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.