In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DYNAMIC
active, dynamic
(adjective) (used of verbs (e.g. âto runâ) and participial adjectives (e.g. ârunningâ in ârunning waterâ)) expressing action rather than a state of being
dynamic, dynamical
(adjective) characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; âa dynamic marketâ; âa dynamic speakerâ; âthe dynamic president of the firmâ
dynamic
(adjective) of or relating to dynamics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dynamic (comparative more dynamic, superlative most dynamic)
Changing; active; in motion.
Powerful; energetic.
Able to change and adapt.
(music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
(computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
(grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
Synonyms
• (changing, active): active, fluid, moving
• (powerful): energetic, powerful
Antonyms
• (Changing; active; in motion): static
• (computing): static
Noun
dynamic (plural dynamics)
A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
(physics) A moving force.
(music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
(music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
(grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
Synonyms
• (a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior): apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings
Source: Wiktionary
Dy*nam"ic, Dy*nam"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. 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. Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. J. Martineau. The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. J. Peile.
2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology. As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. Prof. Shedd. Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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