dynamics
Americannoun
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(used with a singular verb) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion and equilibrium of systems under the action of forces, usually from outside the system.
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(used with a plural verb) the motivating or driving forces, physical or moral, in any field.
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(used with a plural verb) the pattern or history of growth, change, and development in any field.
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(used with a plural verb) variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound.
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(used with a singular verb) psychodynamics.
noun
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(functioning as singular) the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that change or produce the motions of bodies Compare statics kinematics
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(functioning as singular) the branch of mechanics that includes statics and kinetics See statics kinetics
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(functioning as singular) the branch of any science concerned with forces
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those forces that produce change in any field or system
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music
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the various degrees of loudness called for in performance
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Also called: dynamic marks. dynamic markings. directions and symbols used to indicate degrees of loudness
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The branch of physics that deals with the effects of forces on the motions of bodies.
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Also called kinetics
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Compare kinematics
Etymology
Origin of dynamics
Example Sentences
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Traders are “baking in a fat $10 risk premium,” or the extra price per barrel of oil beyond “fair value” based on supply and demand dynamics.
From MarketWatch
Traders are “baking in a fat $10 risk premium,” or the extra price per barrel of oil beyond “fair value” based on supply and demand dynamics.
From MarketWatch
The government said the new data aligns official numbers "more closely with the structure and dynamics of today's economy".
From Barron's
"The focus is entirely on the emotional dynamics between the characters, their vulnerabilities, and their psychological depth," Chicca says.
From BBC
Possibilities include probing gender dynamics within Neanderthal society, or migration habits -- perhaps males were likely to leave their societies while females stayed with their families, for example.
From Barron's
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