noun
pl. -·mos·- generator (sense )
- a forceful, dynamic person
Origin of dynamo
from dynamoelectric machinedynamo
dy·na·modynamo-
power: dynamometer
Origin of dynamo-
from Classical Greek dynamis: see dynamicWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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dynamo
noun
pl. dy·na·mos- A generator, especially one for producing direct current.
- An extremely energetic and forceful person: a vice president who was the real dynamo of the corporation.
Origin of dynamo
Short for dynamoelectric machineTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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An electric generator, especially one that produces direct current.
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Noun
(plural dynamos)
- A dynamo-electric machine.
- An energetic person.
- That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.
Origin
A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dunamis, “power”).
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