dynamics English · revision 8017

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1789|origins=fr dynamique}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /dʌɪˈnamɪks/, /dəˈnamɪks/ ''(UK)''; /dɑɪˈnæm.ɪks/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from French [[m|fr|dynamique]], the noun use of the adjective,^(MWU 2024) formed in English from [[dynamic]] and [[-ics]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The branch of physics dealing with the action of forces on motion: about 1789 in MWU, 1788–89 in the OED, by 1752 in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The branch of any science that deals with forces, such as geological dynamics, is from 1843.^(OED 1989) The moving physical or moral forces in a sphere are from 1833.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) In music, variation in loudness is from 1883.^(OED 1989) The forces and motions characterizing a system are a modern use.^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1752 – in physics.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1833 – moving forces.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1843 – in other sciences.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1883 – in music.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(physics)'' The branch of [[mechanics]] concerned with forces and the motion they produce.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The forces or properties that produce change or activity in a system: ''the dynamics of a family''.^(AHD)

+ # ''(music)'' Variation in loudness.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[astrodynamics]]

+ * [[geodynamics]]

+ * [[hemodynamics]]

+ * [[pharmacodynamics]]

+ * [[photodynamics]]

+ * [[aerodynamics]]

+ * [[biodynamics]]

+ * [[chromodynamics]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[dynamic]]

+ * [[dyne]]

+ * [[dynamo]]

+ * [[dynasty]]

+ * [[dynamite]]

+ * [[statics]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}