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Dictionary: dy·na·mo   ('nə-mō') pronunciation

n., pl., -mos.
  1. A generator, especially one for producing direct current.
  2. An extremely energetic and forceful person: a vice president who was the real dynamo of the corporation.

[Short for dynamoelectric machine.]


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noun

    An intensely energetic, enthusiastic person: hustler. Informal eager beaver, go-getter, live wire. See concern/unconcern.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dynamo, dynamisk person

Nederlands (Dutch)
dynamo, energiek mens, kracht-

Français (French)
n. - dynamo

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dynamo, Dynamomaschine, Lichtmaschine

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυναμό, γεννήτρια

Italiano (Italian)
dinamo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dínamo (m) (Eletr.)

Русский (Russian)
динамо

Español (Spanish)
n. - dinamo, dínamo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - generator

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发电机

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發電機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발전기, 정력가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 発電機, ダイナモ, 精力的な人, 精力家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المولد الكهربائي, شخص شديد الفعاليه والنشاط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכונה ההופכת אנרגיה מכנית לחשמלית, דינמו, אדם מלא-מרץ (מדוברת)‬


 
 
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