dynamo

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Scrabble points
12
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13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/

Definition of dynamo

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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."”
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noun

  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. (figuratively)An energetic person.
    “That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.”

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Etymology

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

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