dynamics

dy·nam·ics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction \dī-ˈna-miks\

Definition of DYNAMICS

1

: a branch of mechanics that deals with forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium of bodies

2

: a pattern or process of change, growth, or activity <population dynamics>

3

: variation and contrast in force or intensity (as in music)

First Known Use of DYNAMICS

circa 1789

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

dy·nam·ics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction \dī-ˈnam-iks\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DYNAMICS

1

: a branch of mechanics that deals with forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium of bodies

2

: psychodynamics

3

: the pattern of change or growth of an object or phenomenon <personality dynamics> <population dynamics>

dynamics

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of objects in relation to force, mass, momentum, and energy. Dynamics can be divided into two branches, kinematics and kinetics. The foundations of dynamics were laid by Galileo, who derived the law of motion for falling bodies and was the first to recognize that all changes of velocity of a body are the result of forces. Isaac Newton formulated this observation in his second law of motion (see Newton's laws of motion).