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A generator that creates electricity using spinning magnets
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Magneto-electric machine — Magneto electric Mag net*o e*lec tric, Magneto electrical Mag net*o e*lec tric*al, a. (Physics) Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, magneto electric induction. [1913 Webster] {Magneto electric machine}, a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dynamo — [ dinamo ] n. f. • 1881; de dynamoélectrique ♦ Machine dynamoélectrique, transformant l énergie mécanique en énergie électrique. (1872 ) Dynamo à courant continu de Gramme. Dynamo à courant alternatif (⇒ alternateur) . Une dynamo comprend un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dynamo — 1882, short for dynamo machine, from Ger. dynamoelektrischemaschine dynamo electric machine, coined 1867 by its inventor, German electrical engineer Werner Siemans (1816 1892), from Gk. dynamis power … Etymology dictionary
dynamo — ► NOUN (pl. dynamos) chiefly Brit. ▪ a machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by rotating conducting coils in a magnetic field. ORIGIN abbreviation of dynamo electric machine … English terms dictionary
Dynamo — Dy na*mo, n. A dynamo electric machine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Electric generator — U.S. NRC image of a modern steam turbine generator In electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge (usually carried by electrons) to flow… … Wikipedia
Dynamo — For other uses, see Dynamo (disambiguation). Dynamo Electric Machine (end view, partly section, U.S. Patent 284,110) A dynamo (from the Greek word dynamis; meaning power), originally another name for an … Wikipedia
dynamo — noun (plural dynamos) chiefly Brit. 1》 a machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by rotating conducting coils in a magnetic field. 2》 informal an extremely energetic person. Origin C19: abbrev. of dynamo electric machine,… … English new terms dictionary
dynamo — n. (pl. os) 1 a machine converting mechanical into electrical energy, esp. by rotating coils of copper wire in a magnetic field. 2 colloq. an energetic person. Etymology: abbr. of dynamo electric machine f. Gk dunamis power, force … Useful english dictionary
Dynamo — noun a) A dynamo electric machine. That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter. b) An energetic person … Wiktionary
