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Dictionary: dy·nam·ic   (dī-năm'ĭk) pronunciation
adj. also dy·nam·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
    1. Of or relating to energy or to objects in motion.
    2. Of or relating to the study of dynamics.
  1. Characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress: a dynamic market.
  2. Marked by intensity and vigor; forceful. See synonyms at active.
  3. Of or relating to variation of intensity, as in musical sound.
n.
  1. An interactive system or process, especially one involving competing or conflicting forces: "the story of a malign dynamic between white prejudice and black autonomy" (Edmund S. Morgan).
  2. A force, especially political, social, or psychological: the main dynamic behind the revolution.

[French dynamique, from Greek dunamikos, powerful, from dunamis, power, from dunasthai, to be able.]

dynamically dy·nam'i·cal·ly adv.

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Refers to operations performed "on the fly," which are based on decisions made while the program is running rather than beforehand. The expression, "buffers are dynamically created," means that space is created when actually needed, not reserved ahead of time. The expression, "data are compressed onto the disk dynamically" means that the compression algorithms are being applied when the data are being written rather than before. Contrast with static. See runtime and dynamic programming language. See also Microsoft Dynamics.

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Changing state of the economy associated with changes in human wants and desires such that losses or gains occur. Dynamic changes are not insurable.

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adj

Definition: active, vital
Antonyms: apathetic, boring, dull, inactive, passive, unexciting


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Said of a structure whose physical behavior characteristics are time-related, i.e., are nonstatic.


Pertaining to forces which produce motion.

Pertaining to or manifesting force.

  • d. compression plates — used in orthopedic surgery. See compression plating.

Relating to conditions that are changing or in motion.


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IN BRIEF: Having or showing a lot of energy; active; forceful.

pronunciation He was such a dynamic speaker that the audience lost track of the time.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - energisk, aktiv, magtfuld, dynamistisk
n. - drivkraft

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    dynamisk dataudveksling
  • dynamic equilibrium    dynamisk ligevægt
  • dynamic random-access memory    dynamisk RAM, D-RAM

Nederlands (Dutch)
dynamisch, betreffende de dynamiek (muziek)

Français (French)
adj. - (Phys, etc) dynamique, énergique, plein d'entrain
n. - dynamisme, énergie, entrain

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    échange de données dynamique
  • dynamic equilibrium    équilibre dynamique
  • dynamic random-access memory    (Comput) RAM dynamique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dynamisch, regsam
n. - Dynamik

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    dynamischer Datenaustausch
  • dynamic equilibrium    dynamisches Gleichgewicht
  • dynamic random-access memory    DRAM- Speicher

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δυναμικός

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    (Η/Υ) δυναμική ανταλλαγή δεδομένων
  • dynamic equilibrium    δυναμική ισορροπία
  • dynamic random-access memory    (Η/Υ) δυναμική RAM, δυναμική μνήμη τυχαίας προσπέλασης

Italiano (Italian)
dinamico

idioms:

  • dynamic equilibrium    equilibrio dinamico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dinâmico

idioms:

  • dynamic equilibrium    equilíbrio (m) dinâmico

Русский (Russian)
динамический, динамичный

idioms:

  • dynamic equilibrium    динамическое равновесие

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dinámico, enérgico
n. - fuerza dinámica

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    intercambio dinámico de datos
  • dynamic equilibrium    equilibrio dinámico
  • dynamic random-access memory    memoria de acceso aleatorio dinámica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dynamisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
动力的, 动态的, 动力学的, 动力, 动态

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    动态数据交换
  • dynamic equilibrium    动能平衡
  • dynamic random-access memory    动态随机存取存储器

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 動力的, 動態的, 動力學的
n. - 動力, 動態

idioms:

  • dynamic data exchange    動態資料交換
  • dynamic equilibrium    動能平衡
  • dynamic random-access memory    動態隨機存取記憶體

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 역학의, 활력적인, 역본설의, 기능적인
n. - 동력

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動力の, 力学の, 動的な, 活動的な, 力強い

idioms:

  • dynamic equilibrium    動的平衡, 力学的平衡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ديناميكي, فعال, ملي بالقوة والنشاط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דינמי, פעיל, נמרץ, מניע (כוח), של כוח פועל, של עוצמת קול, ממריץ, של כוח בתנועה‬
n. - ‮כוח מוסרי, דחף, כוח ממריץ, כוח המשפיע על התפתחות, יציבות וכו', מושפע ע"י משך הזמן ומציאות כוח חשמלי (נתונים, עיבוד במחשב)‬


 
 
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