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dynamic

[ dahy-nam-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic:

    the dynamic president of the firm.

  2. Physics.
    1. of or relating to force or power.
    2. of or relating to force related to motion.
  3. pertaining to the science of dynamics.
  4. of or relating to the range of volume of musical sound.
  5. Digital Technology. (of data storage, processing, or programming) affected by the passage of time or the presence or absence of power:

    Dynamic memory must be constantly refreshed to avoid losing data.

    Dynamic websites contain web pages that are generated in real time.

  6. Grammar. nonstative.


noun

  1. a basic or dynamic force, especially one that motivates, affects development or stability, etc.

dynamic

/ daɪˈnæmɪk /

adjective

  1. of or concerned with energy or forces that produce motion, as opposed to static
  2. of or concerned with dynamics
  3. Alsodynamical characterized by force of personality, ambition, energy, new ideas, etc
  4. music of, relating to, or indicating dynamics

    dynamic marks

  5. computing (of a memory) needing its contents refreshed periodically Compare static
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


dynamic

/ dī-nămĭk /

  1. Relating to energy or to objects in motion.
  2. Compare static
  3. Relating to the study of dynamics.
  4. Characterized by continuous change or activity.


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Derived Forms

  • dyˈnamically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • dy·nami·cal·ly adverb
  • nondy·namic adjective
  • nondy·nami·cal adjective
  • nondy·nami·cal·ly adverb
  • undy·namic adjective
  • undy·nami·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamic1

First recorded in 1810–20; from French dynamique, from Greek dynamikós, equivalent to dýnam(is) “force, power” + -ikos adjective suffix; -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamic1

C19: from French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos powerful, from dunamis power, from dunasthai to be able
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Example Sentences

Republicans benefit from similar dynamics in states across the country.

From Vox

These are modest changes but mirror dynamic and changing consumer behavior in the market.

Because of that dynamic, you’re going to see just dramatic change in the industry.

From Fortune

In more traditional workplaces, this power dynamic is still there.

From Fortune

Still, when taking into account search volumes, year over year trends that influence the past data, and dynamic changing CTRs, you show much work and thought goes into the process.

I invite you to reflect on the actual power dynamic between Christians and LGBT people in our society.

Nowhere is this new family dynamic more apparent than around the holidays.

What is much more important than these numbers is an internal dynamic for which there are no statistics.

Sometimes everything wrong with a larger dynamic is captured in one small interaction.

The church apparently understands this dynamic, at least to a point.

Abner stiffened, grew tense, as one becomes at the moment of bursting into dynamic action, but he did not stir.

One was an irruptive craving within him to take some part in the dynamic activities of the surrounding world.

To form, the dynamic element or principle, it owed all its individuating qualities.

Misapprehending all, he was yet unconsciously the first experimenter in what we, for convenience, designate dynamic electricity.

What we know as the dynamic branch of the subject was created by the investigations of Faraday; induction was its mother.

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