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dy·na·mo
(dī′nə-mō′)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.]
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dynamo
(ˈdaɪnəˌməʊ)n, pl -mos
1. (General Physics) a device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, esp one that produces direct current. Compare generator1
2. informal an energetic hard-working person
[C19: short for dynamoelectric machine]
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dy•na•mo
(ˈdaɪ nəˌmoʊ)n., pl. -mos.
1. an electric generator, esp. for direct current.
2. an energetic, hardworking, forceful person.
dynamo-
var. of dyna-: dynamometer.
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dy·na·mo
(dī′nə-mō′)An electric generator, especially one that produces direct current. See more at generator.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  dynamo - 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 armaturefield 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 |
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dynamo
nounAn intensely energetic, enthusiastic person:
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Translations
دينامو، مُوَلِّد كَهْرُبائي
dynamo
dynamo
dinamo
dinamó
rafall
generatorius
dinamomašīna
dynamo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dynamo
[ˈdaɪnəməʊ] n → dynamo f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dynamo
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dynamo
[ˈdaɪnəməʊ] n → dinamo f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dynamo
(ˈdainəmou) – plural ˈdynamos – nouna machine that produces electric currents.
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