dynamics

English

Etymology

From dynamic +‎ -ics.

Noun

dynamics pl (plural only)

1. (mechanics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
2. (music) The volume of the sound, such as piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, and forte.

Derived terms

terms derived using -dynamics

• aerodynamics
• chemodynamics
• cliodynamics
• electrodynamics
• hydrodynamics
• magnetohydrodynamics
• psychodynamics
• thermodynamics

Related terms

• dynamic

Translations

a branch of mechanics

• Arabic: دِينَامِيكَا‏‎ (ar) f (dināmikā)
• Armenian: դինամիկա (hy) (dinamika)
• Bulgarian: динамика (bg) f (dinámika)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動力學 (zh), 动力学 (zh) (dònglìxué)

• Dutch: dynamica (nl) f, stromingsleer f
• Finnish: dynamiikka (fi) (1, 2)
• French: dynamique (fr) f
• German: Dynamik (de) f
• Greek: δυναμική (el) f (dynamikí)
• Hungarian: dinamika (hu)

• Italian: dinamica (it) f
• Japanese: 動力学 (どうりきがく, dōrikigaku), ダイナミクス (dainamikusu)
• Khmer: ថាមវិទ្យា (tham vi tyea)
• Polish: dynamika (pl) f
• Portuguese: dinâmica (pt) f
• Russian: дина́мика (ru) f (dinámika)
• Slovak: dynamika f
• Spanish: dinámica (es) f (1, 2)
• Swedish: dynamik (sv) c
• Tagalog: isigan, palaisigan (general sense)
• Turkish: dinamik (tr)

See also

• statics

Further reading

• Wikipedia article on definition 1
• Wikipedia article on definition 2