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dynamic

/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/

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What does dynamic mean?

adjective

  1. Changing; active; in motion.
  2. Powerful; energetic.
  3. Able to change and adapt.
More meanings (9)

adjective

  1. Having to do with the volume of sound.
  2. Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
  3. Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
  4. Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

noun

  1. A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
  2. A moving force.
  3. The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
  4. A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
  5. A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

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IPA pronunciation

/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/

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A propeller giving a high dynamic efficiency when used upon one machine may be almost worthless when used upon another.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
A dynamic economy, with more citizens working and paying taxes, will be our strongest tool to bring down budget deficits.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
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The government has hoped that dynamic growth would boost real incomes, reduce inflationary pressures, and permit the expansion of welfare benefits.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
The dynamic nature of their philosophy laid more stress upon the process through which perfection was sought than upon perfection itself.
Kakuzo OkakuraThe Book of TeaProject Gutenberg ebook #769
But no less fundamental, no less imperative, no less ceaseless in its dynamic energy, has been the great force of Sex.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689