dynamic
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dynamic (comparative more dynamic, superlative most dynamic)
- Changing; active; in motion.
- The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons.
- dynamic economy
- Powerful; energetic.
- He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
- Able to change and adapt.
- (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
- The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
- (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
- dynamic allocation
- dynamic IP addresses
- the dynamic resizing of an array
- Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
- (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- acrodynamic
- adynamic
- aerodynamic
- amphidynamic
- androdynamic
- aquadynamic
- astrodynamic
- autodynamic
- barodynamic
- biodynamic
- cardiodynamic
- chromodynamic
- clinicodynamic
- dygogram
- Dymaxion
- dynafocal
- Dynamation
- dynamical
- dynamically
- dynamic binding
- dynamic brake
- dynamic braking
- dynamic cooling
- dynamic dispatch
- Dynamic Duo
- dynamic efficiency
- dynamic equilibrium
- dynamic equivalence
- dynamic headroom
- dynamic ignition timing
- dynamic inconsistency
- dynamic IP address
- dynamic IP addressing
- dynamicism
- dynamicist
- dynamicity
- dynamicization
- dynamicize
- dynamic language
- dynamic-link library
- dynamic load
- dynamic memory
- dynamic memory allocation
- dynamic permeability
- dynamic pressure
- dynamic pricing
- dynamic programming
- dynamic proxy
- dynamic random access memory
- dynamic range
- dynamic scale
- dynamic site
- dynamic stochastic general equilibrium
- dynamic system
- dynamic typing
- dynamic verb
- dynamism
- dynaset
- eigendynamic
- elastodynamic
- elastohydrodynamic
- electrodynamic
- geodynamic
- glucodynamic
- hadrodynamic
- haemodynamic
- hemodynamic
- heterodynamic
- histodynamic
- holodynamic
- homeodynamic
- hydrodynamic
- hyperdynamic
- hypodynamic
- hysterodynamic
- immunodynamic
- isodynamic
- kinodynamic
- macrodynamic
- magnetodynamic
- magnetohydrodynamic
- metadynamic
- microdynamic
- monodynamic
- morphodynamic
- nematodynamic
- neurodynamic
- nondynamic
- oligodynamic
- peridynamic
- pharmacodynamic
- photodynamic
- phylodynamic
- physicodynamic
- potentiodynamic
- proterodynamic
- psychodynamic
- Roblox
- rotodynamic
- serodynamic
- sociodynamic
- sonodynamic
- stereodynamic
- superdynamic
- teledynamic
- telodynamic
- thermodynamic
- thermohydrodynamic
- thrombodynamic
- toxicodynamic
- trophodynamic
- undynamic
- urodynamic
- vasodynamic
- zoodynamic
Translations
not steady; in motion
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powerful
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able to change
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computing: happening at runtime instead of at compile time
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Noun
dynamic (plural dynamics)
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
- (physics) A moving force.
- The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
- (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
- If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece.
- (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
- (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
Translations
a behavior
the varying loudness or volume
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