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dynamics

noun
/dɑɪˈnæm.ɪks/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δῠνᾰμῐκός (dŭnămĭkós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics From dynamic + -ics.

  1. derived from δυναμικός
  2. borrowed from dynamique
  3. suffixed as dynamics — “dynamic + ics”

Definitions

  1. The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of…

    The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

  2. Loudness of sound.

  3. Forces that stimulate growth, change, or development.

    • The changing dynamics in international politics led to such an outcome.
    • Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dynamics. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at dynamics. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at dynamics

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA