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dʌɪˈnamɪk/
adj.
- (of a process or system) characterized by constant change or activity.
▸(of a person) full of energy and new ideas.
- Physics relating to forces producing motion. Often contrasted with static.
- relating to the volume of sound produced by a musical instrument or voice.
- Linguistics (of a verb) expressing an action, activity, event, or process. Contrasted with stative.
- Electronics (of a memory device) needing to be refreshed by the periodic application of a voltage.
n.
- a force that stimulates change or progress.
- Music another term for dynamics (in sense 3).
Derivative
- dynamical adj.
- dynamically adv.
Etymology
C19: from Fr. dynamique, from Gk dunamikos, from dunamis ‘power’.