Definition of dynamic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
a dynamic city
2 or less commonly dynamical \ dī-ˈna-mi-kəl
\
a : of or relating to physical force or energy
b : of or relating to dynamics (see dynamics entry 1)
dynamic
noun plural dynamics
Definition of dynamic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a force or factor that controls or influences a process of growth, change, interaction, or activity : a dynamic force or factor
a social/cultural/interpersonal dynamic … describes a world order that seems to be evolving from ideology as the principal dynamic …— Woody West Denial has always been the most devastating social and political dynamic of the AIDS epidemic …— June E. Osborn Still, one wonders, Is there a way to achieve … results without some of the extraneous nastiness, the relentless controlling dynamic?— Jack McCallum — see also dynamics entry 1
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The first known use of dynamic was in 1744
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