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dynamic

dynamic

208 5.6
A force that causes change or progress in a system
  • noun
  • /daɪˈnæmɪk/
translation icon : dinámica
  • Understanding the social dynamic at play can help us improve team performance.
  • group dynamics
  • power dynamics
  • change the dynamic

So you've got all these different dynamics going on.

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Examples

  • And so as things change, market dynamics will change with them.

  • It's that there is a power dynamic and you are not equal.

  • And once you challenge that dynamic, it cannot work.

  • What do you call it in the family dynamic I had at work?

  • Show us how their dynamic is growing and changing.

  • It's actually a central dynamic in staying healthy human beings.

  • The relationship you have with your mother affects every dynamic in your life.

  • And that's an important part of the family dynamic of this story.

  • The outbreak of war caused a significant change in the dynamics of the conflict.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So he's very conscious of power dynamics in ancient society.

Synonyms

5.1

A person or event that makes people act and speeds up change

is an internal force within systems that stimulates change over time

Antonyms

14 6.5

A habit of not acting or making changes when action is needed

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

Compounds

dynamic balance
  • Specialized
6.7

A state in which a turning part like a propeller does not cause shaking

dynamic electricity
  • Specialized
5.1

A flow of electricity, like the current in a wire

dynamic headroom
  • Specialized
6.8

Ability of audio equipment to handle short loud sounds without distortion

dynamic loudspeaker
  • Specialized
4.8

A speaker that makes sound when a small coil moves a cone inside a magnet

dynamic microphone
  • Specialized
3.6

A microphone that uses a small magnet and wire to change sound into electric signals

dynamic speaker
  • Specialized
6.8

A speaker that makes sound by moving a cone attached to a wire coil near a magnet

dynamic viscosity
  • Specialized
7.4

The thickness or stickiness of a liquid that makes it flow slowly

5.6

A device that uses a magnet and a wire coil to change sound into an electric signal

How Influential

dynamic
208 5.6
causal factor
  • Specialized
1 4.5
to influence
591 2.2
background
27 2.1

Surface Forms

dynamic singular
dynamics plural

Etymology

Dynamic comes from the Greek root dynam- meaning 'power' or 'force'. As a noun, a 'dynamic' is a force or factor that gives energy or causes change in a system.