English Dictionary: DYNAMIC | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for DYNAMIC | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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}. |