dynamics

The forces and relationships that make a group or situation develop or change.

• A new manager changed the team dynamics.
• The book explores power dynamics within families.
• We need to understand the dynamics of this changing market.

How to use it: dynamics of something (Her arrival changed the dynamics of the team.)

Common phrases: group dynamics, family dynamics, power dynamics, changing dynamics

The study of how forces make objects move or change their movement.

• She studies dynamics at university.
• Fluid dynamics helps explain how water flows around a boat.
• We used the laws of dynamics to predict the ball's movement.

Common phrases: fluid dynamics, study dynamics, classical dynamics