dynamic

²dy·nam·ic

noun \dī-ˈna-mik\

Definition of DYNAMIC

1

: a dynamic force (see ¹dynamic)

2

: dynamics 2; also : an underlying cause of change or growth

Examples of DYNAMIC

1. the dynamic between a doctor and a patient
2. Group dynamics are important to consider.
3. The dynamics of this class are different from those of other classes.
4. Disease was a central dynamic in the decrease in population.
5. a study on famine and population dynamics
6. … the high-tech world is, at heart, a cruel, unforgiving place ruled by the merciless dynamics of the marketplace. —Michiko Kakutani, New York Times, 27 June 2002
7. … my memory of specific events is sketchy, but the general emotional flavor is engraved on my mind as a classic example of my family's bent dynamic. —Florence King, National Review, 15 Oct. 2001
8. … the Cambrian Explosion, created the evolutionary dynamic that produced most of the species that subsequently populated the earth, from insects and fish to dinosaurs and humans. —J. Madeleine Nash, Time, 20 Aug. 2001
9. Raisons d'état, not the dynamics of capitalism, created the American thrust for world influence. —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., The Cycles of American History, 1986

Origin of DYNAMIC

(see ¹dynamic)

First Known Use: 1868

Rhymes with DYNAMIC

ceramic