Definition of Dynamo

1. Noun. 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.

Terms within: Field Magnet
Generic synonyms: Generator

Definition of Dynamo

1. n. A dynamo-electric machine.

Definition of Dynamo

1. Noun. A dynamo-electric machine. ¹

2. Noun. An energetic person. ¹

3. Noun. A dynamo-electric machine. ¹

4. Noun. An energetic person. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dynamo

1. a generator [n -MOS] - See also: generator

Medical Definition of Dynamo

1. 1. A dynamo-electric machine. 2. Combining form, force, energy. Origin: G. Dynamis, power Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dynamo

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Literary usage of Dynamo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"In many astronomical bodies the mean fields generated by the dynamo ... This understanding is the goal of dynamo theory. The dynamo process can be simply ..."

2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"The circuit between the dynamo and the batteries is normally open, but when the voltage of the dynamo becomes proper for charging, the coil (A) (fig. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"Dynamo.—The name frequently applied to a dynamo-electric machine used as a generator. ... Dynamo, Composite-Field —A dynamo whose field coils are series and ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1907)
"Dynamo-electric ignition generators require very little attention beyond ... When the motor is turned by hand, the speed of the dynamo is commonly too slow ..."

5. Practical physics by Robert Andrews Millikan, Henry Gordon Gale, Willard R. Pyle (1922)
"What is the function (use) of the field magnet of a dynamo? ... How would it affect the voltage of a dynamo to increase the speed of rotation of its ..."

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