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dynamic

dy·nam·ic [ dī námmik ]

adjective

Definition:

1. vigorous and purposeful: full of energy, enthusiasm, and a sense of purpose and able both to get things going and to get things done

2. active and changing: characterized by vigorous activity and producing or undergoing change and development

a dynamic economy

3. physics relating to energy and motion: involving or relating to energy and forces that produce motion

4. physics relating to dynamics: involved in or connected with the study of dynamics

5. music relating to loudness in music: relating to or indicating variations in the loudness of musical sounds

6. physics changing over time: describes any system that changes over time

7. comput while program is running: performed while a computer program is running

noun (plural dy·nam·ics)

Definition:

driving force: a driving or energizing force, especially one involved in a process of social or psychological change

[Early 19th century. Via French< Greek dunamikos< dunamis "force"]

dy·nam·i·cal [ dī námmik'l ] adjective

dy·nam·i·cal·ly adverb

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