dynamo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).
Meanings
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An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
"As usual, it isn't telling the truth about it or you. But your body is. I can feel its vitality like the pulse of a dynamo."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 176:
- The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
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(figuratively) An energetic person.
That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dynamos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
geodynamo · dynamo theory · dynostarter · dynamo torch · dynatron
Relateds
Translations (44)
cmn 發電機 /发电机 (dynamo-electric machine) · nl dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · sh dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · pl dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · gl dínamo (dynamo-electric machine) · hu dinamógép (dynamo-electric machine) · es dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · tl likhitab (dynamo-electric machine) · it dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · sv dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · ru дина́мо (dynamo-electric machine) · pl prądnica prądu stałego (dynamo-electric machine) · fr dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · th ไดนาโม (dynamo-electric machine) · ja 発電機 (dynamo-electric machine) · mi mīhini-huri-hiko (dynamo-electric machine) · id dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · sh динамо (dynamo-electric machine) · es dínamo (dynamo-electric machine) · ca dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · ms penjana (dynamo-electric machine) · el δυναμό (dynamo-electric machine) · ru энерги́чный челове́к (an energetic person) · de Dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · de Energiebündel (an energetic person) · nb dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · eo dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · nn dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · da dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · ko 발전기 (dynamo-electric machine) · fi tasavirtageneraattori (dynamo-electric machine) · pt dínamo (dynamo-electric machine) · sq dinamo (dynamo-electric machine) · ja ダイナモ (dynamo-electric machine) · nrf dynnamo (dynamo-electric machine) · da dynamo (an energetic person) · ar دِينَامُو (dynamo-electric machine) · ru дина́мо-маши́на (dynamo-electric machine) · hy դինամոմեքենա (dynamo-electric machine) · fi dynamo (dynamo-electric machine) · da energibundt (an energetic person) · vi máy phát điện (dynamo-electric machine) · hu dinamó (dynamo-electric machine) · io dinamo (dynamo-electric machine)