electrodynamic

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adjective

that involves the movement of electric charges

OriginEnglish dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectrodynamic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesthat involves the movement of electric charges

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  8. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  9. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  10. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  11. Frenchdynamique
  12. Englishdynamic
  13. Englishelectrodynamic

From electro- + dynamic.

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Translations

Finnish sähködynaaminen
  • sähködynaamineninvolving dynamics of electric charges
German elektrodynamisch
  • elektrodynamischinvolving dynamics of electric charges
Polish elektrodynamiczny
  • elektrodynamicznyinvolving dynamics of electric charges

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dynamoelectric
Cite this entry
APA

electrodynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrodynamic

MLA

“electrodynamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrodynamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrodynamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrodynamic.

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