mechanics

Noun
  1. The branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference (synset 106109843)
    associated with:
    • reaction - (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
    • jerk - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
    is a type of: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    subtypes:
    • classical mechanics, newtonian mechanics - the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
    • fluid mechanics, hydraulics - study of the mechanics of fluids
    • pneumatics - the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
    • statics - the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
    • dynamics, kinetics - the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
    • kinematics - the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
    • aerodynamics, aeromechanics - the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow
  2. The technical aspects of doing something (synset 100099205)
    "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
    is a type of: carrying into action, carrying out, execution, performance - the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
    same as: mechanism

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