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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? powerful, fr. ? power, fr. ? to be able; cf. L. durus hard, E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.]
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Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force.
Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine.
--J. Martineau.The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes.
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Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology.
As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history.
--Prof. Shedd.Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity.
Note: WordNet lists a number of narrower terms for dynamic and
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1817 as a term in philosophy; 1827 in the sense "pertaining to force producing motion" (the opposite of static), from French dynamique introduced by German mathematician Gottfried Leibnitz (1646-1716) in 1691 from Greek dynamikos "powerful," from dynamis "power," from dynasthai "to be able, to have power, be strong enough," which is of unknown origin. The figurative sense of "active, potent, energetic" is from 1856 (in Emerson). Related: Dynamically.
"energetic force; motive force," 1894, from dynamic (adj.).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Changing; active; in motion. 2 powerful; energetic. 3 able to change and adapt. 4 (context music English) Having to do with the volume of sound. 5 (context computing English) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time. 6 Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects. n. 1 A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior. 2 (context music English) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness. 3 (context music English) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
WordNet
n. an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: moral force]
adj. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: dynamical] [ant: undynamic]
of or relating to dynamics
expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water') [syn: active] [ant: stative]
Wikipedia
Dynamic is an Italian independent record label located in Genoa. Founded in 1978, it specialises in classical music and opera, especially rarely performed works and has produced several world premiere recordings. The Dynamic catalogue contains over 400 titles, with about 25 new titles added each year and is distributed in 32 countries.
Usage examples of "dynamic".
They are like the colossal strides of approaching Fate, and this awfulness is twice raised to a higher power, first by a searching, syncopated phrase in the violins which hovers loweringly over them, and next by a succession of afrighted minor scales ascending crescendo and descending piano, the change in dynamics beginning abruptly as the crest of each terrifying wave is reached.
His metaphysics is closely akin to that of the symbolists: it is a mysticism of impersonal forces that he has associated with the dynamic philosophy of Heraclitus the Dark.
Lars Aquavit, who proved to be a funny man with dynamic stories to tell, I had few dealings with them.
It is configured ab initio as a dynamic and flexible systemic structure that is articulated horizontally.
Strong authentication for remote access to corporate systems Policy: All connection points into the corporate network from remote locations must be protected through the use of strong authentication devices, such as dynamic passwords or biometrics.
Maryland Maryland is a fast-growing state boasting a dynamic economy based on giving speeding tickets to people attempting to drive through.
This dynamic state is a vacation paradise, boasting a population, an average annual rainfall, and historical significance.
Against this effort the industrial towns, led by Ghent, rose in revolt under Jacob van Artevelde, one of the most dynamic bourgeois figures of the 14th century.
For example, when a cylindrical and fibrous porter deposits his sensitive burden in the vesicular and cineritious substance, something examines it, tests its import, reflects on what shall be done, forms an intelligent resolution, and commands another porter to bear the dynamic load forth.
But, leaving aside all such incidental speculations, the chief interest of the dynamic atomistic or monad theory, as affording a solid basis for immortality, is in relation to the arrogance of a shallow and conceited materialism.
Extensive research by the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI academy and in-depth interviews with incarcerated felons who have committed such crimes have provided a vast body of knowledge of common elements, that link crime scene dynamics to specific criminal personality patterns.
Sydney did assure him that Sebastian intended to discuss his unexpected abilities with him when next they met, and Dagon laughed once again having expected nothing less from a man as practical and dynamic as Sebastian Wainwright.
Newton and his successors up to our own day, to try to conceive the world dynamically within the limits of their spectator-consciousness and thus to form a dynamic interpretation of the universe based on its heliocentric aspect.
But the strict sense, the etymon of the word nobility is essentially dynamic.
There would be a multitude of disputes, often intentionally misinterpreted, to resolve territorial and jurisdictional differences that were already caught up in and molded by the dynamics of orbiting planets, and their satellites and connecting space-ways.