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Definitions for dynamic
daɪˈnæm ɪkdy·nam·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. moral force, dynamicadjective

    an efficient incentive

    "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches"

  2. dynamic, dynamicaladjective

    characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

    "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"

  3. dynamicadjective

    of or relating to dynamics

  4. active, dynamicadjective

    (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

Wiktionary

  1. dynamicnoun

    A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.

  2. dynamicnoun

    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.

  3. dynamicnoun

    A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.

  4. dynamicadjective

    Changeable; active; in motion usually as the result of an external force.

  5. dynamicadjective

    Powerful

  6. dynamicadjective

    Able to change and to adapt

  7. dynamicadjective

    Having to do with the volume of sound.

    The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.

  8. dynamicadjective

    happening at runtime instead of at compile time or predetermined

    Dynamic IP addresses.

  9. dynamicadjective

    pertaining to dynamics

  10. Etymology: From dynamique, from δυναμικός, from δύναμις, from δύναμαι.

ChatGPT

  1. dynamic

    Dynamic is a term often used to refer to something that is constantly changing or evolving. It may also refer to an interaction or system characterized by constant change, activity, or progress. In physics, it can refer to force related to motion. In music, it can refer to the varying levels of volume. It is typically applied to things that are not static or unchanging.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dynamicadjective

    alt. of Dynamical

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dynamic

    -al, di-nam′ik, -al, adj. relating to force: relating to the effects of forces in nature: causal.—n. Dynam′ic, a moving force.—adv. Dynam′ically.—ns. Dynam′ics, the science which treats of matter and motion, where the nature of the moving body and the cause of its motion are both considered; Dy′namism, a theory which explains the phenomena of the universe by some immanent energy: operation of force; Dy′namist.—adj. Dynamis′tic. [Gr. dynamikosdynamis, power—dynasthai, to be able.]

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  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'dynamic' in Adjectives Frequency: #731

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dynamic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dynamic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dynamic in a Sentence

  1. Mark Twain:

    Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.

  2. Dean Phillips:

    I have respect for Joe Biden. I think Joe Biden has -- despite some mistakes and some missteps, despite Joe Biden age, I think Joe Biden's a man of decency, of good principle, of compassion, of empathy, and of strength. But to answer your question directly, which I know is quite rare, uh no, I don't, i think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats to step up.

  3. Rhea Combs:

    The film has a positive, affirming, and timely message for African American presence and representation, it ticked a lot of the larger mission points with respect to the Museum and spoke to this dynamic and historic moment in African American history.

  4. The US:

    Make no mistake, nobody is writing this off and saying :' Well, we got them, so we don't have to worry about ISIS-K anymore.' Not the case. As I said earlier, the threat stream is still active, still dynamic. We're still laser focused on that and force protection. We aren't thinking for a minute that what happened yesterday gets us in the clear. Not a minute, but do we believe that we hit valid targets, bad guys who can do bad things and plan bad missions ? Absolutely. Do we think that will have some impact on their ability going forward ? Absolutely.

  5. John Foster Dulles:

    The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.

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