dynamics
Forces and change
Dynamics refers to forces that produce motion or change.
In physics, it's the branch of mechanics dealing with motion and the forces causing it.
More broadly, dynamics describes the interacting forces within any system: group dynamics, family dynamics, market dynamics.
In music, dynamics means the variation in loudness—the contrast between soft and loud passages.
The word nearly always appears in plural form.
Product of mass, velocity
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- torqueRotational force measurement
- velocityDirected rate of motion
equilibrium · force · mass · kinematics · oscillation · vibration · resonance · damping
Unbroken forward movement
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- vortexRotating fluid column
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- pressureForce upon contact
circulation · convection · laminar · eddy · wake · drag · lift · streamline
Returned response data
- complexityState of being complicated
- emergenceComing into existence
- nonlinearNot in sequence
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
attractor · bifurcation · stability · perturbation · coupling · interdependence · simulation · modeling
Gradual increase in loudness
- decrescendoGradual decrease in loudness
- fortissimoVery loud, musically
- pianissimoExtremely quiet, in scores
- diminuendoGradual decrease in loudness
forte · piano · accent · marcato · tenuto · legato · staccato · expression
Thorough change in form
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- shiftMovement or work period
- transitionChange from one state
- fluxContinuous change or flow
fluctuation · adaptation · restructuring · realignment · momentum · trajectory · progression · development
Energy transfer rate
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- influencePower to affect others
tension · conflict · negotiation · alliance · rivalry · cooperation · dominance · status
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- torqueRotational force measurement
velocity · equilibrium · force · mass · kinematics · oscillation · vibration · resonance · damping · impulse
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- vortexRotating fluid column
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
pressure · circulation · convection · laminar · eddy · wake · drag · lift · streamline · cavitation
feedback
Returned response data
- complexityState of being complicated
- emergenceComing into existence
- nonlinearNot in sequence
chaos · attractor · bifurcation · stability · perturbation · coupling · interdependence · simulation · modeling · adaptive
crescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
- decrescendoGradual decrease in loudness
- fortissimoVery loud, musically
- pianissimoExtremely quiet, in scores
diminuendo · forte · piano · accent · marcato · tenuto · legato · staccato · expression · volume
transformation
Thorough change in form
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- shiftMovement or work period
- transitionChange from one state
flux · fluctuation · adaptation · restructuring · realignment · momentum · trajectory · progression · development · emergence
power
Energy transfer rate
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
influence · tension · conflict · negotiation · alliance · rivalry · cooperation · dominance · status · politics
- choiralto, soprano, tenor, bass section, baritone
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- classical music termspiano concerto, violin concerto, concerto, sonata, tone poem
- classical physicsNewton, Newton's laws, Newtonian physics, laws of motion, force
- musical termsadagio, andante, allegro, lento, largo
- physics simulationrigid body, collision detection, ragdoll physics, momentum, friction
dynamicsstatics
Mechanics of equilibrium
static equilibrium · equilibrium · rest · inertia · kinematics
dynamicsmonotone
Single unvarying pitch
flatness · uniformity · evenness · monotony · invariance
dynamicsstasis
State of inactivity
statics · stagnation · inertia · fixity · immobility
- classroom dynamicsSocial patterns among students
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
- interpersonal dynamicsHow people affect each other
- power dynamicsRelational patterns of influence
- relationship dynamicsHow bonds operate
- team dynamicsHow members relate collectively
dynamic, dynamite, dynamism, aerodynamic, aerodynamics, dynamically, dynamical, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics