dynamic

Plural: dynamics

Noun

• A physical force or power; the forces that stimulate change.
• an efficient incentive
  • "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches"
• A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
• A moving force.
• The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
• A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
• A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

Adjective

• characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
  • "a dynamic market"
  • "a dynamic speaker"
  • "the dynamic president of the firm"
• of or relating to dynamics
• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

Adj

• Changing; active; in motion.
• Powerful; energetic.
• Able to change and adapt.
• Having to do with the volume of sound.
• Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
• Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
• Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

Examples

• dynamic allocation
• dynamic economy
• dynamic IP addresses
• He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
• If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece.
• The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
• The dynamic of the game shifted entirely after she played a 50-point bingo.
• the dynamic resizing of an array
• The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons.
• The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
• Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.

Synonyms

active, dynamical, moral force, abuzz, afoot, agile, airy, alive, animate, animated, apparatus, astir, brisk, busy, busy as a bee, buxom, buzzing, changeable, changeful, changeling, course of action, cursory, design, diligent, driven, driving, dynamic, eager, effect, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, everchanging, expeditious, fickle, fluid, frisky, function, functioning, gay, glowing, happy, hearty, impetuous, implementation, in motion, inconstant, industrious, interchange, interplay, keen, kinetic, labile, lively, mechanism, merry, method, mobile, modus operandi, motif, motivated, moving, nature, nimble, on the move, on the wing, operation, pattern, peppy, perky, powerful, process, regimen, restive, snappy, spirited, sprightly, sprunt, spry, under sail, unstable, unstill, variable, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, wavering, workings, zealous, zestful, zippy

Antonyms

stative, undynamic, static

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