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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daɪˈnæmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/daɪˈnæmɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dī nam′ik)

dy•nam•ic /daɪˈnæmɪk/USA pronunciation adj. Also, dyˈnam•i•cal.

vigorously active or forceful;
energetic:a dynamic person.
characterized by or producing change or progress:It's a dynamic process, not a static one.
Physicsof or relating to force, power, or motion.
Physicsof or relating to the science of dynamics.

dy•nam•i•cal•ly, adv. See -dyn-.

dy•nam•ic (dī nam′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, dy•nam′i•cal.

pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action;
vigorously active or forceful;
energetic:the dynamic president of the firm..
Physics
- of or pertaining to force or power.
- of or pertaining to force related to motion.
Physicspertaining to the science of dynamics.
Music and Danceof or pertaining to the range of volume of musical sound.
Computing(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.
Grammarnonstative.

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

Greek dynamikós, equivalent. to dýnam(is) force, power + -ikos -ic
French dynamique
1810–20

dy•nam′i•cal•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dynamic /daɪˈnæmɪk/ adj

of or concerned with energy or forces that produce motion, as opposed to static
of or concerned with dynamics
Also: dynamical characterized by force of personality, ambition, energy, new ideas, etc
(of a memory) needing its contents refreshed periodically
Compare static

Etymology: 19th Century: from French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos powerful, from dunamis power, from dunasthai to be abledyˈnamically adv

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