Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. scientific concepts
5. physical sciences concepts
6. physics concepts
7. mechanics concepts

Narrower term/s

• statics (dynamics)
• entropy
• motion
• acceleration
• centrifugal force
• centripetal force
• inertia
• momentum
• rotation
• torque (dynamics)
• speed (dynamics concept)
• aerodynamics [NP]
• kinetics (dynamics)
• kinematics [NP][+]
  • ballistics
• thermodynamics
• flow (physics)
• velocity (dynamics concept)

Anotations

Scope note:

Physical forces that affect the motion or equilibrium of material bodies, in modern usage including both statics and kinetics. In earlier usage, dynamics was restricted to the action of force in producing or varying motion, and thus was opposed to statics.