dynamo

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/

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dynamo (plural dynamos)

1. (physics) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
2. (astrophysics) The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
3. (figuratively) An energetic person.

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

• (energetic person): See also Thesaurus:doer

• dynamo theory

• dynamics

• Aymond, Monday

Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai)

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪnamo]
• Rhymes: -amo

dynamo n

1. dynamo (electricity generator)

• dynamo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• dynamo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine.

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈnaː.moː/

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• Hyphenation: dy‧na‧mo

dynamo m (plural dynamo's, diminutive dynamootje n)

1. dynamo (small electricity generator)

• fietsdynamo

Internationalism (compare English dynamo), ultimately from German dynamoelektrische Maschine (“dynamo-electric machine”). See also dynaaminen and dynamiikka

• IPA^(key): /ˈdynɑmo/, [ˈdynɑmo̞]
• Rhymes: -ynɑmo
• Syllabification^(key): dy‧na‧mo

dynamo

1. small dynamo (direct current generator)

   Coordinate term: tasavirtageneraattori (“large dynamo”)

2. dynamo (energetic person)

   Synonym: sähköjänis

• napadynamo

• IPA^(key): /di.na.mo/

dynamo m (plural dynamos)

1. dynamo

• → Lao: ດີນາໂມ (dī nā mō)

• “dynamo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.