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dynamo

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dy·na·mo  (dn-m)
n. pl. dy·na·mos
1. A generator, especially one for producing direct current.
2. An extremely energetic and forceful person: a vice president who was the real dynamo of the corporation.

[Short for dynamoelectric machine.]

dynamo
Noun
pl -mos a device for converting mechanical energy into electricity [short for dynamoelectric machine]

dynamo  (dn-m)
An electric generator, especially one that produces direct current. See more at generator.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dynamodynamo - generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
field magnet - a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor
generator - engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
Translations
dynamo [ˈdaɪnəməu] ndinamo f; dinamo m (LAM)

dynamo [ˈdaɪnəməu] ndynamo f

dynamo [ˈdaɪnəməu] nDynamo m;
(Aut) → Lichtmaschine f

dynamo [ˈdaɪnəməu] ndinamo f inv

dynamo
n dynamo [ˈdainəmou]
a machine that produces electric currents. dinamo دينامو، مُوَلِّد كَهْرُبائي динамо dynamo dynamo der Dynamo δυναμό dinamo dünamo دینام dynamo dynamo דִינָמוֹ डाइनमो, भौतिक शक्ति को विद्युत उर्जा में परिवर्तित करने वाला यन्त्र naprava za proizvodnju električne struje dinamó dinamo rafall dinamo 発電機 발전기 generatorius dinamomašīna dinamo dynamo dynamo prądnica dínamo di­nam динамо-машина dynamo dinamo dinamo generator, dynamo เครื่องผลิตกระแสไฟ dinamo 發電機 динамо میکانکی توانائی کو برقی توانائی میں تبدیل کرنے کا آلہ máy phát điện


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"I start twelve immensely strong wires -- naked, not insulated -- from a big dynamo in the cave -- dynamo with no brushes except a positive and a negative one --"
It needs charging often, but I have a dynamo of my own.
Her interior was wholly rebuilt, so that the hold became main-cabin and staterooms, while abaft amidships were installed engines, a dynamo, an ice machine, storage batteries, and, far in the stern, gasoline tanks.
 
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