dynamicallyadv.
a. In a dynamic or dynamical manner or way; in the way of a force in action or in motion; from the point of view of dynamics.
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adverb]
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the world > matter > physics > mechanics > dynamics > [adverb]
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1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xxviii. 411 Manifesting its power, at great distances, only dynamically, by shaking the crust of our planet in linear directions.
1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy viii. 267 A straight line, dynamically speaking, is the only path which can be pursued by a body absolutely free.
1870 S. H. Hodgson Theory of Pract. ii. iv. §93. 8 The distinction of noun and verb..seems to me to be the distinction between an object considered statically, and one, perhaps the same object, considered dynamically..A verb is a noun in motion, a noun is a verb at rest.
1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 9 The animal may be considered statically or dynamically.
b. Music. With regard to dynamics (sense 3).
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1939 A. Copland What to listen for in Music vii. 95 They [sc. percussion instruments] are generally used in one of three ways: to sharpen rhythmic effects, dynamically to heighten the sense of climax, or to add color to the other instruments.
1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 136 The overture to the Francs Juges..is most delicately modeled both orchestrally and dynamically.
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