dynamic
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[edit] English
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- dynamick (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikos, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dunamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dunamai, “I am able”).
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dynamic (comparative more dynamic, superlative most dynamic)
- Changeable; active; in motion usually as the result of an external force.
- The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons.
- He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
- Powerful
- Able to change and to adapt
- (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
- The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
- (computing) happening at runtime instead of at compile time
- pertaining to dynamics
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not steady; in motion
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powerful
able to change
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[edit] Noun
dynamic (plural dynamics)
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
- 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.
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- (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
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a behavior
the varying loudness or volume
