[ dʌɪ'namɪk ]
■ adjective
1》 (of a process or system) characterized by constant change or activity.
↘(of a person) full of energy and new ideas.
2》 Physics relating to forces producing motion. Often contrasted with static .
3》 relating to the volume of sound produced by a musical instrument or voice.
4》 Linguistics (of a verb) expressing an action, activity, event, or process. Contrasted with stative .
5》 Electronics (of a memory device) needing to be refreshed by the periodic application of a voltage.
■ noun
1》 a force that stimulates change or progress.
2》 Music another term for ~s (in sense 3).
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ally adverb
Origin
C19: from Fr. dynamique , from Gk dunamikos , from dunamis 'power'.