dynamic

English

WOTD – 29 May 2007

Alternative forms

dynamick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daɪˈnæ.mɪk/
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

dynamic (comparative more dynamic, superlative most dynamic)

Changing; active; in motion.
The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons.
dynamic economy
Powerful; energetic.
He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
Able to change and adapt.
(music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
(computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
dynamic allocation
dynamic IP addresses
the dynamic resizing of an array
Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
(grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

Synonyms

(changing, active): active, fluid, moving
(powerful): energetic, powerful

Antonyms

(Changing; active; in motion): static
(computing): static

Derived terms

acrodynamic
adynamic
aerodynamic
amphidynamic
aquadynamic
astrodynamic
autodynamic
barodynamic
biodynamic
chromodynamic
dynamical
dynamically
dynamic binding
dynamic cooling
dynamic dispatch
Dynamic Duo
dynamic equilibrium
dynamic headroom
dynamic IP address
dynamic IP addressing
dynamicist
dynamicity
dynamicize
dynamic language
dynamic load
dynamic memory
dynamic memory allocation
dynamic permeability
dynamic proxy
dynamic random access memory
dynamic range
dynamic scale
dynamic site
dynamic system
dynamic typing
elastodynamic
elastohydrodynamic
electrodynamic
geodynamic
hadrodynamic
haemodynamic
hemodynamic
histodynamic
holodynamic
hydrodynamic
hyperdynamic
hypodynamic
hysterodynamic
immunodynamic
isodynamic
kinodynamic
macrodynamic
magnetodynamic
magnetohydrodynamic
microdynamic
monodynamic
morphodynamic
nematodynamic
neurodynamic
nondynamic
oligodynamic
pharmacodynamic
photodynamic
phylodynamic
proterodynamic
psychodynamic
rotodynamic
sonodynamic
stereodynamic
teledynamic
telodynamic
thermodynamic
toxicodynamic
trophodynamic
undynamic
urodynamic

Translations

not steady; in motion

Bulgarian: динамичен (bg) (dinamičen)
Catalan: dinàmic (ca) m
Czech: dynamický (cs)
Dutch: dynamisch (nl), dynamische (nl), veranderlijk (nl), veranderlijke (nl)
French: dynamique (fr) m or f
Georgian: დინამიკური (dinamiḳuri)
German: dynamisch (de)
Hebrew: דינמי‎ (dinɑmi)
Hungarian: dinamikus (hu)

Italian: dinamico (it) m, dinamica (it) f
Lithuanian: dinamiškas m, dinamiška f
Maori: korikori, oi
Persian: پویا‎ (fa) (puyá), دینامیک‎ (fa) (dinámik)
Portuguese: dinâmico (pt) m, dinâmica (pt) f
Russian: динами́чный (ru) (dinamíčnyj)
Spanish: dinámico (es)
Swedish: dynamisk (sv)
Yiddish: דינאַמיש‎ (dinamish)

powerful

Bulgarian: динамичен (bg) (dinamičen), енергичен (bg) (energičen)
Catalan: dinàmic (ca) m
Czech: dynamický (cs)
Dutch: dynamisch (nl), dynamische (nl)
French: dynamique (fr) m or f
Georgian: დინამიკური (dinamiḳuri)
German: dynamisch (de)

Hungarian: dinamikus (hu)
Italian: dinamico (it) m, dinamica (it) f
Portuguese: dinâmico (pt) m, dinâmica (pt) f
Russian: динами́чный (ru) (dinamíčnyj)
Spanish: dinámico (es)
Yiddish: דינאַמיש‎ (dinamish)

able to change

Bulgarian: променлив (bg) (promenliv)
Dutch: dynamisch (nl), dynamische (nl)
Finnish: dynaaminen (fi)
French: dynamique (fr) m or f
Georgian: დინამიკური (dinamiḳuri)
German: dynamisch (de)
Hebrew: דינמי‎ (dinɑmi), גמיש‎ (he) (gɑmish)

Hungarian: dinamikus (hu)
Italian: dinamico (it) m, dinamica (it) f
Portuguese: dinâmico (pt) m, dinâmica (pt) f
Russian: динами́чный (ru) (dinamíčnyj)
Spanish: dinámico (es)
Swedish: dynamisk (sv)
Yiddish: דינאַמיש‎ (dinamish)

computing: happening at runtime instead of at compile time

Czech: dynamický (cs)
French: dynamique (fr) m or f

Icelandic: kviklegur m, kvik-

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} dinamika (eo)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} dinimiciúil

Korean: (1) ^{(please verify)} 강력한 (ko) (gangnyeokhan), (2) ^{(please verify)} 동적인 (ko) (dongjeogin)

Noun

dynamic (plural dynamics)

A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
(physics) A moving force.
The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
(music) 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.
(music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
(grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.

Synonyms

(a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior): apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings

Related terms

dynamics

Translations

a behavior

Bulgarian: динамика (bg) f (dinamika)
Catalan: dinàmica (ca) f
Dutch: dynamiek (nl) m
French: dynamique (fr) f

German: Dynamik (de) f
Hebrew: דינמיקה‎ (he)
Swedish: dynamik (sv) c

the varying loudness or volume

Bulgarian: динамика (bg) f (dinamika)
Dutch: dynamiek (nl) m

French: dynamique (fr) f
German: Dynamik (de) f

a symbol in a musical score

German: Dynamik (de) f