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biodynamics

biodynamics

1 8.8
The study of how living bodies use energy and move
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/
  • Specialized
: biodinámica
  • Collins, for example, is the principal investigator of the Applied Biodynamics Laboratory at Boston University.

Examples

  • His recent work centers around biodynamics in research and clinical use of motion analysis.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Practitioners of biodynamics also follow a special calendar.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Biodynamics is distinguished from other types of organic agriculture in several respects.

    Academic text (1994)

  • With respect to the Community Farm of Ann Arbor, however, it is appropriate to point out that the philosophy behind biodynamics represents an attempt to join the technical, spiritual, and social aspects of a rural or farming lifestyle.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The Community Farm provides informational leaflets to members that explain biodynamics, CSA, farmland preservation, and other issues.

    Academic text (1994)

  • One concept the studio learned about is 'biodynamics', which they define as "a holistic approach to organic agriculture that attempts to integrate the interrelated ecologies of soil, animals, plants, and the atmosphere and employ them in self-sustaining systems." Nelson went on to show much of their design work and the construction they completed on the trial head.

    Blog text (10)

  • The study of biodynamics explores how living organisms interact with their environments.

  • Research in biodynamics helps us understand the vital functions that sustain life in various ecosystems.

  • Practitioners of biodynamics also follow a special calendar.

Synonyms

physiology
vsbiodynamics
  • Specialized
48 5.2

To study how living things and their parts work

concentrates specifically on energy processes and activity within organisms
biophysics
vsbiodynamics
  • Specialized
3 4.9

The study of living things using ideas and tools from physics

focuses on energy processes and organism activity rather than study method
energetics
vsbiodynamics
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Study of how energy moves and changes in objects and living things

is limited to energy within living organisms rather than all systems
bioenergetics
vsbiodynamics
  • Specialized
1 7.3

The study of how living things make and use energy

focuses on energy processes and activity within organisms broadly

Surface Forms

biodynamics singular
biodynamics plural

Morphology

biodynamics = dynamics (semi-transparent) = bio + dynamic + s

The most recognizable base is dynamics, and adding bio- yields a term for the processes and activity of living organisms.

Etymology

Biodynamics comes from the parts bio- meaning 'life' and dynamics meaning 'force' or 'movement', and you can see bio in biology and dynamic in dynamic. So, biodynamics is the study of the forces, energy, and movement inside living things.