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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dy·nam·ic
ETYMOLOGY French dynamique, from Greek dynamikospowerful, from dynamis power, from dynasthai to be able DATE 1827 a. of or relating to physical force or energy b. of or relating to dynamics 2. a. marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change a dynamic city b. energetic , forceful a dynamic personality 3. of random-access memory : requiring periodic refreshment of charge in order to retain data
noun DATE 1868 1. a dynamic force 2. dynamics 2; also : an underlying cause of change or growthEnglish Etymology dynamic 1817, as a term in philosophy; 1827 in the sense "force producing motion," from Fr. dynamique (1762), from Ger. dynamisch,introduced by Leibnitz 1691 from Gk. dynamikos "powerful," from dynamis "power," from dynasthai "be able to have power," of unknown origin. The figurative sense of "active, potent, energetic" is from 1856. Related: Dynamically. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dynamic dy·nam·ic / dai5nAmik / noun1. dynamics [pl.] the way in which people or things behave and react to each other in a particular situation (人或事物)相互作用的方式,动态: the dynamics of political change 政治变化动态 group dynamics (= the way in which members of a group react to each other) 成员的互动 2. dynamics [U] the science of the forces involved in movement 力学；动力学: fluid dynamics 流体力学 ⇨ compare static n. (3) 3. [sing.] (formal) a force that produces change, action or effects 动力 4. dynamics [pl.] (music 音) changes in volume in music 力度；力度变化adjective1. (approving) (of a person 人) having a lot of energy and a strong personality 充满活力的；精力充沛的；个性强的: a dynamic personality 充满活力的个性 2. (of a process 过程) always changing and making progress 动态的；发展变化的 OPP static 3. (physics 物) (of a force or power 力或动力) producing movement 力的；动力的 OPP static ys(linguistics 语言) (of verbs 动词) describing an action rather than a state. Dynamic verbs (for example eat, grow, knock, die) can be used in the progressive tenses. 动态的 ⇨ compare stative • dy·nam·ic·al·ly / -kli / adv. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English dynamic adj. VERBS be, seem | become | remain The business has managed to change and remain dynamic. ADV. highly, truly These countries are characterized by highly dynamic economies. | fully | increasingly | essentially, fundamentally The process is essentially dynamic with ideas and feedback flowing both ways. OLT dynamic adj. ⇨ energetic (a dynamic personality)⇨ variable (a dynamic economy) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: specific dynamic action , or dynamic scale model , or dynamic augment , or dynamic brake , or dynamic braking , or dynamic factor , or dynamic geology , or dynamic head , or dynamic isomerism , or dynamic load , or dynamic metamorphism , or dynamic meteorology , or dynamic microphone , or dynamic model , or dynamic monarchianism , or dynamic oceanography , or dynamic pressure , or dynamic psychology , or dynamic range , or dynamic refraction , or dynamic reproducer , or dynamic speaker , or dynamic viscosity dy·nam·ic I. \(ˈ)dī|namik, -mēk sometimes də̇ˈn-\ adjective also dy·nam·i·cal \-mə̇kəl, -mēk-\ Etymology: French dynamique, New Latin dynamicus, & German dynamisch, from Greek dynamikos powerful, from dynamis power (from dynasthai to be able) + -ikos -ic, -ical 1. in Kantianism : relating to the grounds or reasons for the existence of a sense presentation < the dynamic categories of relation > 2. a. : of or relating to power : relating to physical force or energy < the dynamic theory of heat > b. : of or relating to dynamics : of or relating to forces producing motion : active — compare potential , static 3. : functional 1b (1) < a dynamic disease > 4. a. : characterized by continuous movement, advance, or expansion < a dynamic economy > < a dynamic population > : characterized by continuous change < an unstable dynamic age > or tending to produce change < the dynamic force of technology > : having or relating to a nonphysical force or energy < every social behavior pattern … contains a dynamic component — S.F.Nadel > : forceful , energetic < a dynamic personality > b. : having reference to change or behavior < the dynamic relationship between man and institutions — Abram Kardiner > specifically : relating to a system or culture marked by continuous alteration and a resulting lack of equilibrium of its elements < a dynamic system like a human individual or social group — H.V.Dicks > c. : characterized by a concern with or interest in cultural change or process and the patterns of cultural change < wrote social history of the static sort, as opposed to the dynamic interpretative variety — J.B.Hedges > 5. a. : producing an effect of energetic movement or progression < a dynamic line > < dynamic brushwork > b. : characterized by an aesthetic equilibrium of parts which considered separately are unstable 6. : taking time into account as an explicit factor in economic processes so that variables at different points in time are functionally related 7. : characterized by variations of accent dependent on variation in force of expiration or stress — compare expiratory , stress accent8. : relating to volume of musical sound or to relative loudness and softness < the dynamic range of the piano > • dy·nam·i·cal·ly \-mə̇k(ə)lē, -mēk-, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) Etymology: probably from French dynamique, from dynamique, adjective 1. a. : dynamics 2a < convert its dynamic of grievance and discontent into revolutionary class struggle — A.L.Locke > b. : a particular dynamic force < the generative force, the historical dynamic of their country — Archibald MacLeish > 2. : dynamics 3III. adjective of random-access memory : requiring periodic refreshment of charge in order to retain data |
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