dynamics

12 7.0

The study of forces and how things move

noun
/daɪˈnæmɪks/

Specialized

: dinámica

In physics, studying the dynamics of moving objects helps us understand how forces affect their motion.
Fluid Dynamics
Income Dynamics
Nonlinear Dynamics

Now we're doing Newtonian dynamics for a rigid body motion.

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Examples

So in a feed forward network, the dynamics just look like this, OK.
The first of them is a sudden change in dynamics from soft to loud, loud to soft.
They didn't understand that the dynamics on the ground were different.
Your classical equations of fluid dynamics can't cope with what goes on here.
A major study—GLOBEC, Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics—traced how complex ocean physics interact with ecological relationships.

Academic text (2001)
The dynamics of the team changed significantly after the new coach implemented different strategies.
Fluid dynamics explains how liquids and gases move, allowing scientists to predict their behavior in various situations.

Synonyms

kinetics

vsdynamics

Specialized

3 7.0

Study of pushes and pulls that make things move or change speed

covers forces and motion more broadly

Compounds

group dynamics

Specialized

3 5.4

The way people in a group behave and interact

Surface Forms

dynamics singular

dynamics plural

Morphology

dynamics = dynamic (semi-transparent) = dynam + ics

Formed with the academic noun-forming suffix '-ics' from the combining form 'dynam-'; learners may recognize 'dynamic' but the specialized 'branch of mechanics' meaning is a lexicalized academic sense.

Etymology

Dynamics comes from the Greek root dynam- meaning 'power', the same root you see in dynamo and dynamite, words that show strong power. So dynamics is about the forces and power that make things move.