 In engineering, for instance, kinematic analysis may be used to find the range of movement for a given mechanism and working in reverse, using kinematic synthesis to design a mechanism for a desired range of motion.In addition, kinematics applies algebraic geometry to the study of the mechanical advantage of a mechanical system or mechanism.The term kinematic is the English version of A.M. Ampère's "cinématique", which he constructed from the Greek "kinema" ("movement, motion"), itself derived from "kinein" ("to move").