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dynamo

  • noun
  • /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/

An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.

Other meanings

  1. The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.

  2. An energetic person.

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

Related words

  • dynamo theory
  • dynostarter
  • geodynamo
  • dynamo torch

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