peridynamics

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noun

A form of mechanics concerned with discontinuities and fractures

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

nounperidynamics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA form of mechanics concerned with discontinuities and fractures

    This paper provides the detailed proof of the convergence of the two-grid method for the nonlocal model of peridynamics.

    2016, Minghua Chen, Weihua Deng, “Convergence proof for the multigrid method of the nonlocal model”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  6. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  7. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  8. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  9. Frenchdynamique
  10. Englishdynamic
  11. Englishdynamics
  12. Englishperidynamics

From peri- + dynamics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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