dynamics

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(used with a singular verb)Physics. the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion and equilibrium of systems under the action of forces, usually from outside the system.

(used with a plural verb) the motivating or driving forces, physical or moral, in any field.

(used with a plural verb) the pattern or history of growth, change, and development in any field.

(used with a plural verb) variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound.

(used with a singular verb) psychodynamics.

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Origin of dynamics

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at dynamic, -ics

Words nearby dynamics

dynamic pricing, dynamic psychiatry, dynamic psychology, dynamic RAM, dynamic range, dynamics, dynamic similarity, dynamic spatial reconstructor, dynamic strength, dynamic viscosity, dynamism

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How to use dynamics in a sentence

With that in mind, works from artists delve into the intergenerational dynamics band take on topics traditionally considered taboo.
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Varied use of ad copy types – expanded text ads, alongside response search ads, dynamics ads, as well as using extra functions like countdowns, IF statements etc.
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Additionally, autonomous vehicles with an accurate understanding of the road network infrastructure and all the dynamics things that are going on, autonomous vehicles can optimize for some sort of global optimum.
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Put together, they shed light on the dynamics advertisers should consider as they make their own strategic decisions.
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He conducted a study using computational fluid dynamics simulations to understand how air flows inside a car and its implications for covid-19 airborne transmission.
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My sisters Sarah and Katie inspired the female dynamics in the film.
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The emerging power dynamics in Yemen are undermining U.S. gains against Al Qaeda and strengthening ISIS.
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The original work of Bowen was focused on the dynamics within a nuclear family.
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More important than determining who deserved credit is appreciating the dynamics that occur when people share ideas.
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The band is well aware of this, and of how changing dynamics affected the music.
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A wondrous science of dynamics exhibits here its problems ready solved.
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But dynamics has not been the only physical science involved in making the machine of civilization.
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Of course scales must be carefully studied, with various accents, rhythms and tonal dynamics; arpeggios also.
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Dynamics, or kinetics, which treats of simple motion as an effect of the action of forces.
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It was also equally evident that the laws governing the new science of thermo-dynamics could be mathematically expressed.
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British Dictionary definitions for dynamics

dynamics

/ (daɪˈnæmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that change or produce the motions of bodiesCompare statics, kinematics

(functioning as singular) the branch of mechanics that includes statics and kineticsSee statics, kinetics

(functioning as singular) the branch of any science concerned with forces

those forces that produce change in any field or system

music

the various degrees of loudness called for in performance
Also called: dynamic marks, dynamic markings directions and symbols used to indicate degrees of loudness

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Scientific definitions for dynamics

dynamics

[ dī-năm′ĭks ]

The branch of physics that deals with the effects of forces on the motions of bodies. Also called kinetics Compare kinematics.

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