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‖n. [ NL. adynamia, fr. Gr. 'adynami`a lack of strength; 'a priv + dy`namis power, strength. ] (Med.) Considerable debility of the vital powers; asthenia. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. Specifically: (Med) Absence of motor power or force. [ AS ]

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. Adynamia. [ R. ] Morin. [ 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. Named before. Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. -- n. A native of Anam. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. &unr_; to remind, recall to memory; &unr_; + &unr_; to put in mind. ] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Aiding the memory; as, anamnestic remedies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an amnion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; again + morfh` form. ] 1. A distorted image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anamorphosis + -scope. ] An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form anew; &unr_; again + &unr_; to form; morfh` form. ] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Anamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

v. t. [ p. p. Benamed, Benempt. ] To promise; to name. [ Obs. ] [ 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. ]

v. t. To give a nickname to. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A nickname. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chinamen A native of China; a Chinese. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hind. chūnā, from Skr. cūr&nsdot_;a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word. ] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [ India ] Whitworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cinnamic. ] (Chem.) Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid). See Styrene. [ 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. [ L. cinnamomum cinnamon. ] (Chem.) See Cinnamic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. qinnāmōn; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay kājū mānis sweet wood. ] (a) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices. (b) Cassia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cinnamon stone (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry. --
Oil of cinnamon, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of cinnamic aldehyde, C6H5.C2H2.CHO. --
Wild cinnamon. See Canella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cinnamic + -one. ] A yellow crystalline substance, (C6H5.C2H2)2CO, the ketone of cinnamic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cinnamic + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical, (C6H5.C2H2)2C, of cinnamic compounds. [ Formerly written also cinnamule. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cornemuse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a crowning. ] (Zool.) The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; power. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. Didynamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To free from the captivity of love. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dyname. See Dynamic. ] A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work; a foot pound. See Foot pound. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; power + -meter: cf. F. dynamètre. Cf. Dynamometer. ] 1. A dynamometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Opt.) An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of the image of the object glass there formed; which measurement, compared with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the magnifying power. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a dynameter.

{ } 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 ]

n. [ Cf. F. dynamisme. See Dynamics. ] The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory of dynamics. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those who would resolve matter into centers of force may be said to constitute the school of dynamists. Ward (Dyn. Sociol. ). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A political dynamiter. [ A form found in some newspapers. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; power. See Dynamic. ] (Chem.) An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition. [ 1913 Webster ]