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2 definitions found 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dynamic adj 1: characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: {dynamical}] [ant: {undynamic}] 2: (physics) of or relating to dynamics 3: (grammar) expressing action rather than a state of being used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water') [syn: {active}] [ant: {stative}] n : an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: {moral force}]
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