Dynamics
[daɪ'næmɪks]
Definition
(noun.) the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies.
Editor: Sasha--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics.
(n.) The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the laws which relate to them.
(n.) That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones.
Checker: Micawber
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Science of forces.
Edited by Gertrude
Examples
- The successful politician--good or bad--deals with the dynamics--with the will, the hopes, the needs and the visions of men. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It treats of cohesion and resistance to fracture (strength of materials), and uniform, accelerated, and projectile motion (dynamics). Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the founder of the science of dynamics. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For this problem lies close indeed to the dynamics of our own natures. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The dynamics for a splendid human civilization are all about us. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- By becoming part of the dynamics of unrest he gathered a power of effectiveness: by formulating a program for insurgency he translated it into terms of public service. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For this task he must be keenly sensitive to public opinion and capable of understanding the dynamics of it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Edited by Bradley