dynamics
//dɑɪˈnæm.ɪks//
formalDefinitions
1.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.
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- Academic
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- Literature
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Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *dunamai
Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor.