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KINEMATICS
Definition of KINEMATICS
noun
The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
French cinématique, from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “motion”) + -ics.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KINEMATIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KINEMATICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KINEMATICS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEIIKMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start KINEMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found KINEMATICS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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