dynamics
nounnounattested in dialogue
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The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
noun
- 1
The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics From dynamic + -ics.
noun
- 1
Loudness of sound. The changing amplitude or level of a sound wave or selection of audio.
- 2
Loudness of sound. The volume with which music is to be performed, denoted by such terms as piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, or forte.
- 3
Forces that stimulate growth, change, or development.
The changing dynamics in international politics led to such an outcome.
Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest.
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