dynamic

[dahy-nam-ik]

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic.

   the dynamic president of the firm.

2. Physics.

   1. of or relating to force or power.

   2. of or relating to force related to motion.

3. pertaining to the science of dynamics.

4. of or relating to the range of volume of musical sound.

5. Digital Technology.,  (of data storage, processing, or programming) affected by the passage of time or the presence or absence of power.

   Dynamic memory must be constantly refreshed to avoid losing data.

   Dynamic websites contain web pages that are generated in real time.

6. Grammar.,  nonstative.

noun

1. a basic or dynamic force, especially one that motivates, affects development or stability, etc.

dynamic

/ daɪˈnæmɪk /

adjective

1. of or concerned with energy or forces that produce motion, as opposed to static

2. of or concerned with dynamics

3. Also: dynamical. characterized by force of personality, ambition, energy, new ideas, etc

4. music of, relating to, or indicating dynamics

   dynamic marks

5. computing (of a memory) needing its contents refreshed periodically Compare static

dynamic

1. Relating to energy or to objects in motion.

2. Compare static

3. Relating to the study of dynamics.

4. Characterized by continuous change or activity.

Other Word Forms

• dynamically adverb
• nondynamic adjective
• nondynamical adjective
• nondynamically adverb
• undynamic adjective
• undynamically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamic¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from French dynamique, from Greek dynamikós, equivalent to dýnam(is) “force, power” + -ikos adjective suffix; -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamic¹

C19: from French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos powerful, from dunamis power, from dunasthai to be able

Example Sentences

"What is an important thing for me in my way of looking at football is that we need to be dynamic," said Jeglertz.

From BBC

It may not have altered the parental dynamic that Hicks and Ripley shared but it may have changed other assumptions we projected on those two characters.

From Salon

It’s those small gestures during their hangouts — like Dennis refraining from correcting Roman’s misuse of idioms — that forge a special if imbalanced dynamic as they try to fill their respective voids.

From Los Angeles Times

In delivering her sentence, Judge Kristina Montgomery KC said there had been a "volatile dynamic" between the couple and conflict had been "fuelled by alcohol and substance abuse".

From BBC

“We’ve grown so close over the years, as we all have, and that dynamic has been there from the beginning,” Dockery says.

From Los Angeles Times

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