dynamics

[ dahy-nam-iks ]

noun

1. (used with a singular verb) Physics. the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion and equilibrium of systems under the action of forces, usually from outside the system.
2. (used with a plural verb) the motivating or driving forces, physical or moral, in any field.
3. (used with a plural verb) the pattern or history of growth, change, and development in any field.
4. (used with a plural verb) variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound.
5. (used with a singular verb) psychodynamics.

dynamics

/ daɪˈnæmɪks /

noun

1. See kinematics, statics
   functioning as singular the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that change or produce the motions of bodies Compare statics kinematics
2. See kinetics, statics
   functioning as singular the branch of mechanics that includes statics and kinetics See statics kinetics
3. functioning as singular the branch of any science concerned with forces
4. those forces that produce change in any field or system
5. music
   1. the various degrees of loudness called for in performance
   2. Also calleddynamic marksdynamic markings directions and symbols used to indicate degrees of loudness

dynamics

/ dī-năm′ĭks /

1. The branch of physics that deals with the effects of forces on the motions of bodies.
2. Also called kinetics
3. Compare kinematics

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynamics¹

First recorded in 1780–90; dynamic, -ics

Example Sentences

With that in mind, works from artists delve into the intergenerational dynamics band take on topics traditionally considered taboo.

From Washington Post

Varied use of ad copy types – expanded text ads, alongside response search ads, dynamics ads, as well as using extra functions like countdowns, IF statements etc.

From Search Engine Land

Additionally, autonomous vehicles with an accurate understanding of the road network infrastructure and all the dynamics things that are going on, autonomous vehicles can optimize for some sort of global optimum.

From MIT Technology Review

Put together, they shed light on the dynamics advertisers should consider as they make their own strategic decisions.

From Digiday

He conducted a study using computational fluid dynamics simulations to understand how air flows inside a car and its implications for covid-19 airborne transmission.

From Washington Post

My sisters Sarah and Katie inspired the female dynamics in the film.

From The Daily Beast

The emerging power dynamics in Yemen are undermining U.S. gains against Al Qaeda and strengthening ISIS.

From The Daily Beast

The original work of Bowen was focused on the dynamics within a nuclear family.

From The Daily Beast

More important than determining who deserved credit is ap­preciating the dynamics that occur when people share ideas.

From The Daily Beast

The band is well aware of this, and of how changing dynamics affected the music.

From The Daily Beast

A wondrous science of dynamics exhibits here its problems ready solved.

From Project Gutenberg

But dynamics has not been the only physical science involved in making the machine of civilization.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course scales must be carefully studied, with various accents, rhythms and tonal dynamics; arpeggios also.

From Project Gutenberg

Dynamics, or kinetics, which treats of simple motion as an effect of the action of forces.

From Project Gutenberg

It was also equally evident that the laws governing the new science of thermo-dynamics could be mathematically expressed.

From Project Gutenberg

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