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{ } a. Of or pertaining to Adam, or resembling him. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adamic earth, a name given to common red clay, from a notion that Adam means red earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. adynamique. See Adynamy. ] 1. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by adynamia; weak. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. (Physics) Characterized by the absence of power or force. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adynamic fevers, malignant or putrid fevers attended with great muscular debility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the resistance caused by a gas to the motion of a solid body moving through it. Studied in aerodynamics. [ PJC ]

n. [ Aëro- + dynamics: cf. F. aérodynamique. ] The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Aëro- + hydrodynamic. ] Acting by the force of air and water; as, an aërohydrodynamic wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to the force of air in motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. having a shape designed to minimize wind resistance (aerodynamic drag) when moving through the air or other gas; -- used especially of vehicles; as, the aerodynamic styling of an automobile. [ PJC ]

a. [ Agamous. ] (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or unfertilized eggs. (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an agamic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ammonia + -ic. ] (Chem.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amic acid (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable. ] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideoux. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amicable action (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. Bouvier. Burrill. --
Amicable numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious. -- Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties. “Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together.” [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amicable; amicability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an amicable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit, fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape. See next word. ] A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F. aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin; cf. G. mütze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. Mozetta. ] (Eccl.) A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also amess, amyss, and almuce. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to apogamy.
Syn. -- apogamous, apogametic [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Auto- + dynamic. ] Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. balsamique. ] Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. } 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine of vital forces or energy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. of or pertaining to a method of farming that uses only organic fertilizers (rather than chemical fertilizers) and organic materials for improving the soil characteristics. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + E. dynamics. ] 1. (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to biostatics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Carbon + amido. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid so called. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carbamic acid (Chem.), an amido acid, H2N.CO2.H, not existing in the free state, but occurring as a salt of ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate; -- called also amido formic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; earthenware. Cf. Keramic. ] Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ceramic. ] 1. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Cinnamon. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cinnamic acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless substance. C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H, formerly obtained from storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene derivatives in large quantities, and used for the artificial production of indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ Gr. &unr_; closed (fr. &unr_; to shut) + ga`mos marriage. ] (Bot.) Having, beside the usual flowers, other minute, closed flowers, without petals or with minute petals; -- said of certain species of plants which possess flowers of two or more kinds, the closed ones being so constituted as to insure self-fertilization. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to a cosmorama. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a diorama. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; powerful, fr. &unr_; power, fr. &unr_; to be able; cf. L. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic, not divine. J. Martineau. [ 1913 Webster ]

The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic, causes. J. Peile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

As natural science has become more dynamic, so has history. Prof. Shedd. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dynamical electricity. See under Electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet lists a number of narrower terms for dynamic and adj. [ Narrower terms: can-do; driving; energizing, energising, kinetic; forceful, slashing, vigorous; projectile; propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive; renascent, resurgent; self-propelled, self-propelling; high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high-voltage ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving forces. J. Peile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Random Access Memory. ] (Computers) a type of random access memory using circuits that require periodic refresh cycles in order to retain the stored information. Contrasted to static ram, which maintains the memory state as long as the power is still applied. [ acron. ] dynamic RAM is cheaper to manufacture, but because of the need for a refresh cycle, is generally slower to access than static RAM. It is usually implemented in integrated rircuit chips containing thousands to millions of bits of information storage capacity, and is commonly used as the main type of memory circuit in personal computers.
Syn. -- DRAM, D-RAM. [ PJC ]

n. 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the laws which relate to them. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Physics) Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The phenomena of electricity in motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The branch of science which treats of the properties of electric currents; dynamical electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. fertilized by pollen from another flower of the same plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of marriage within a class or tribe as required by custom or law; same as endogamous.
Syn. -- endogamous, within-group. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Belonging to, or designed for, an epithalamium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Fulsome. ] Fulsome. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage. ] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of the male and female elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gluten + -amic. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to gluten. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glutamic acid, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also amido-glutaric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hemadynamics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hema- + dynamics. ] (Physiol.) The principles of dynamics in their application to the blood; that part of science which treats of the motion of the blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Homodynamous. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Hydro-, 1 + dynamic, -ical: cf. F. hydrodynamique. ] Pertaining to, or derived from, the dynamical action of water of a liquid; of or pertaining to water power. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydrodynamic friction, friction produced by the viscosity of a liquid in motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + dynamics: cf. F. hydrodynamique. ] That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motion and action of nonelastic fluids, whether as investigated mathematically, or by observation and experiment; the principles of dynamics, as applied to water and other fluids. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word is sometimes used as a general term, including both hydrostatics and hydraulics, together with pneumatics and acoustics. See Hydraulics. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Of or pertaining to Islam; as, Islamic art.
Syn. -- Muslim, Moslem. [ WordNet 1.5 ]