ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dynamic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dynamic is an adjective meaning Changing; active; in motion.

Meaning

Changing; active; in motion.

More Meanings

  1. Powerful; energetic.
  2. Able to change and adapt.
  3. (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
  4. (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
  5. Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
  6. (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
  7. A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.

Example Sentences

dynamic economy
dynamic allocation
dynamic IP addresses
the dynamic resizing of an array

Word Forms

Synonyms for dynamic

Depending on context, synonyms include apparatus, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation.

Antonyms for dynamic

Common opposites include static, adynamic, stative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ever-changing, changing, self-propelling, self-propelled, propulsive, propelling.

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