English Explanatory Dictionary

dynamo-electric machine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A generator that creates electricity using spinning magnets; a dynamo.

Word forms

dynamo-electric machine dynamo-electric machines

Etymology

Calque of German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens.

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