KINEMATICS

(DIRECTION,EXTENT, SPEED OF MOTION)

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TRANSLATORY Movement (typical units)	ROTATORY Movement (typical units)
DISPLACEMENT / DISTANCE (in.; cm)	ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT (degrees)
VELOCITY (in/sec ; cm/sec)	ANGULAR VELOCITY (deg/sec)
ACCELERATION (in/sec/sec)	ANGULAR ACCELERATION (deg/sec/sec)

Example of relationships among displacement, velocity, and acceleration.

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