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单词 biodynamic
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biodynamicadj.

Brit. /ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪk/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bio- comb. form, dynamic adj.
Etymology: < bio- comb. form + dynamic adj., after biodynamics n. Compare German biodynamisch (1879). In sense 2 after German biologisch-dynamisch (1938, in the work translated in quot. 1938, or earlier). Compare earlier biodynamical adj.
1. Of or relating to the dynamics of, or in, living systems, esp. those of the human body in motion. See biodynamics n. 1.
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1911 M. L. Pendered Daisy the Minx xii. 142 A comprehensive study of the geographic, climatic, magnetic, and biodynamic conditions.
1933 Q. Rev. Biol. 8 477/1 The first two numbers of this excellent series of anthropological and biodynamic studies of the peoples of the world were noticed in the last number of this Review.
1946 Lancet 24 Aug. 274/1 A general biodynamic theory of behaviour is put forward.
2008 Jrnl. Sound & Vibration 312 273 This nonlinear biodynamic response is found with various sitting and standing postures requiring postural control.
2. Agriculture and Horticulture. Designating or relating to a method of organic agriculture based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), in which the farm is viewed as a single self-sustaining entity, and which incorporates certain astrological and spiritual principles. Also: (of produce) obtained by this method; (of a farmer or gardener) utilizing such a method.
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1938 F. Heckel tr. E. Pfeiffer (title) Bio-dynamic farming and gardening.
1960 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 27 May 21/3 Some look at the organic or bio-dynamic gardner as a crank or faddist.
1986 M. Stott Spilling Beans 78 You may even get into the more recherché aspects of the organic movement like bio-dynamic gardening.
1991 N.Y. Times 2 May c6/5 Ms. Wildfeuer is a follower of Rudolph Steiner, an Austrian philosopher of the 1920's who began the biodynamic movement by urging farmers to cycle nutrients back into the soil and to regulate their plowing and sowing and reaping not just to biological rhythms, but to cosmic ones as well.
2004 S. Meyerowitz Org. Food Guide 10 A biodynamic farm is a self-contained unit where the animals maintain the fertility of the farm and the farm in turn maintains the animals.
2006 Time Out N.Y. 15 June 34/2 Shoppers will find organic and biodynamic produce, grass-fed beef, and pastured pork and poultry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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