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dynamo

1

[ dahy-nuh-moh ]

noun

plural dynamos.
  1. an electric generator, especially for direct current.
  2. an energetic, hardworking, forceful person.


dynamo-

2
  1. variant of dyna-:

    dynamometer.

dynamo

1

/ ˈ»å²¹Éª²Ôəˌ³¾É™ÊŠ /

noun

  1. a device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, esp one that produces direct current Compare generator
  2. informal.
    an energetic hard-working person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dynamo-

2

combining_form

  1. indicating power

    dynamoelectric

    dynamite

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dynamo

/ »åī′²ÔÉ™-³¾Å′ /

  1. An electric generator, especially one that produces direct current.
  2. See more at generator
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dynamo1

First recorded in 1882; short for dynamoelectric
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dynamo1

C19: short for dynamoelectric machine

Origin of dynamo2

from Greek, from dunamis power

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