dynamic

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English

Alternative forms

• dynamical
• dynamick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /dɑɪˈnæm.ɪk/
• (Indic) IPA^(key): /ɖajˈnam.ɪk/, /ˈɖaj.nə.mɪk/

Adjective

dynamic (comparative more dynamic, superlative most dynamic)

1. Changing; active; in motion.

   Synonyms: active, fluid, moving; see also Thesaurus:changeable, Thesaurus:in motion

   Antonym: static

2. Powerful; energetic.

   Synonyms: energetic, powerful; see also Thesaurus:active

3. Able to change and adapt.
4. (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.

5. (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.

   Antonym: static

6. Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
7. (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

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Translations

Noun

dynamic (plural dynamics)

1. A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
2. (physics) A moving force.

3. (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.

4. (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
5. (grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

Synonyms

• (a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior): apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings

Related terms

• dynamics

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