# dynamic
## English
### Alternative forms

* dynamical
* dynamick (obsolete)

### Etymology

From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA: /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/
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* (General Australian) IPA: /dɑɪˈnæm.ɪk/
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### Adjective

dynamic (comparative more dynamic, superlative most dynamic)
* Changing; active; in motion.
    Synonyms: active, fluid, moving; see also Thesaurus:changeable, Thesaurus:in motion
    Antonym: static
    The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons.
    dynamic economy
* Powerful; energetic.
    Synonyms: energetic, powerful; see also Thesaurus:active
    He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
* Able to change and adapt.
* (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
    The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
* (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
    Antonym: static
    dynamic allocation
    dynamic IP addresses
    the dynamic resizing of an array
* Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
* (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

#### Derived terms

* acrodynamic
* adynamic
* aerodynamic
* amphidynamic
* androdynamic
* aquadynamic
* astrodynamic
* autodynamic
* barodynamic
* biodynamic
* cardiodynamic
* chromodynamic
* clinicodynamic
* dygogram
* Dymaxion
* dynafocal
* Dynamation
* dynamical
* dynamically
* dynamic binding
* dynamic brake
* dynamic braking
* dynamic cooling
* dynamic dispatch
* Dynamic Duo
* dynamic efficiency
* dynamic equilibrium
* dynamic equivalence
* dynamic headroom
* dynamic ignition timing
* dynamic inconsistency
* dynamic IP address
* dynamic IP addressing
* dynamicism
* dynamicist
* dynamicity
* dynamicization
* dynamicize
* dynamic language
* dynamic-link library
* dynamic load
* dynamic memory
* dynamic memory allocation
* dynamic permeability
* dynamic pressure
* dynamic pricing
* dynamic programming
* dynamic proxy
* dynamic random access memory
* dynamic range
* dynamic scale
* dynamic site
* dynamic stochastic general equilibrium
* dynamic system
* dynamic typing
* dynamic verb
* dynamism
* dynaset
* eigendynamic
* elastodynamic
* elastohydrodynamic
* electrodynamic
* geodynamic
* glucodynamic
* hadrodynamic
* haemodynamic
* hemodynamic
* heterodynamic
* histodynamic
* holodynamic
* homeodynamic
* hydrodynamic
* hyperdynamic
* hypodynamic
* hysterodynamic
* immunodynamic
* isodynamic
* kinodynamic
* macrodynamic
* magnetodynamic
* magnetohydrodynamic
* metadynamic
* microdynamic
* monodynamic
* morphodynamic
* nematodynamic
* neurodynamic
* nondynamic
* oligodynamic
* peridynamic
* pharmacodynamic
* photodynamic
* phylodynamic
* physicodynamic
* potentiodynamic
* proterodynamic
* psychodynamic
* Roblox
* rotodynamic
* serodynamic
* sociodynamic
* sonodynamic
* stereodynamic
* superdynamic
* teledynamic
* telodynamic
* thermodynamic
* thermohydrodynamic
* thrombodynamic
* toxicodynamic
* trophodynamic
* undynamic
* urodynamic
* vasodynamic
* zoodynamic

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### Noun

dynamic (plural dynamics)
* A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
    Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
** 2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, The Guardian‎:One of the under-reported dynamics during the coronavirus pandemic has been the collapse of One Nation’s vote.
* (physics) A moving force.
    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.
* (grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

#### Synonyms

* (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

#### Related terms

* dynamics