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dy⋅nam⋅ic

  [dahy-nam-ik]
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–adjective Also, dy⋅nam⋅i⋅cal.
1. pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic: the dynamic president of the firm.
2. Physics.
a. of or pertaining to force or power.
b. of or pertaining to force related to motion.
3. pertaining to the science of dynamics.
4. of or pertaining to the range of volume of musical sound.
5. Computers. (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.
6. Grammar. nonstative.
–noun
7. a basic or dynamic force, esp. one that motivates, affects development or stability, etc.
Origin:
1810–20; < F dynamique < Gk dynamikós, equiv. to dýnam(is) force, power + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
dy⋅nam⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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non⋅sta⋅tive

  [non-sta-tiv]
–adjective Grammar.
(of a verb) expressing an action or process, as run or grow, and able to be used in either simple or progressive tenses: I run every day. I am running home now.
Also, dynamic.
Compare stative.

Origin:
non- + stative
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dy·nam·ic   (dī-nām'ĭk)   
adj.   also dy·nam·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

    1. Of or relating to energy or to objects in motion.

    2. Of or relating to the study of dynamics.

  2. Characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress: a dynamic market.

  3. Marked by intensity and vigor; forceful. See Synonyms at active.

  4. Of or relating to variation of intensity, as in musical sound.

n.  

  1. An interactive system or process, especially one involving competing or conflicting forces: "the story of a malign dynamic between white prejudice and black autonomy" (Edmund S. Morgan).

  2. A force, especially political, social, or psychological: the main dynamic behind the revolution.


[French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos, powerful, from dunamis, power, from dunasthai, to be able; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
dy·nam'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

dynamic 
1817, as a term in philosophy; 1827 in the sense "force producing motion," from Fr. dynamique (1762), from Ger. dynamisch, introduced by Leibnitz 1691 from Gk. dynamikos "powerful," from dynamis "power," from dynasthai "be able to have power," of unknown origin. The fig. sense of "active, potent, energetic" is from 1856. Dynamics as a branch of physics was in use from 1788.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dy·nam·ic
Pronunciation: dI-'nam-ik
Function: adjective
1 also dy·nam·i·cal /-i-k&l/ a : of or relating to physical force or energy b : of or relating to dynamics
2 : FUNCTIONAL 1b dynamic disease>
3 a : marked by continuous usually productive activity orchange dynamic population> b : marked by energy or forcefulness dynamic personality> —dy·nam·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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