dynamic
Pronunciation: /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/
The English word “dynamic” has 12 meanings listed here.
adjective
- 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.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).
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