Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dynamic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
powerful, fr. ? power, fr. ? to be able; cf. L. durus hard,
E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.]
1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or
power; characterized by energy or production of force.
Science, as well as history, has its past to show,
-- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is
dynamic, not divine. --J.
Martineau.
The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic,
causes. --J. Peile.
2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as,
dynamical geology.
As natural science has become more dynamic, so has
history. --Prof. Shedd.
{Dynamical electricity}. See under {Electricity}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dynamic
adj 1: characterized by action or forcefulness or force of
personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker";
"the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: {dynamical}]
[ant: {undynamic}]
2: (physics) of or relating to dynamics
3: (grammar) expressing action rather than a state of being;
used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives
(e.g. `running' in `running water') [syn: {active}] [ant:
{stative}]
n : an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a
spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: {moral force}]
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