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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dynamic
    adj 1: characterized by action or forcefulness or force of
           personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker";
           "the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: dynamic,
           dynamical] [ant: adynamic, undynamic]
    2: of or relating to dynamics
    3: (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives
       (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather
       than a state of being [syn: active, dynamic] [ant:
       stative]
    n 1: an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a
         spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: moral force,
         dynamic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
   powerful, fr. ? power, fr. ? to be able; cf. L. durus hard,
   E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.]
   1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or
      power; characterized by energy or production of force.
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            Science, as well as history, has its past to show,
            -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is
            dynamic, not divine.                  --J.
                                                  Martineau.
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            The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic,
            causes.                               --J. Peile.
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   2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as,
      dynamical geology.
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            As natural science has become more dynamic, so has
            history.                              --Prof. Shedd.
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   Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity.
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   Note: WordNet lists a number of narrower terms for dynamic
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Thesaurus Results for Dynamic:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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