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dynamo

noun

  1. electrical generator that produces direct current with the use of a commutator
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Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/

noun

Etymology: A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

  1. 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."

  2. The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
  3. An energetic person.

    That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.