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dy⋅na⋅mo

  [dahy-nuh-moh]
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–noun, plural -mos.
1. an electric generator, esp. for direct current.
2. an energetic, hardworking, forceful person.
Origin:
1882; short for dynamoelectric
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dynamo-

 
var. of dyna-: dynamometer.
Also, dynam-.

dyna-

 
a combining form meaning “power,” used in the formation of compound words: dynamotor.
Also, dynam-, dynamo-.

Origin:
comb. form of Gk dýnamis power, dýnasthai to be able
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dy·na·mo   (dī'nə-mō')   
n.   pl. dy·na·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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

dynamo 
1882, short for Ger. dynamoelektrischemaschine, coined 1867 by its inventor, Ger. electrical engineer Werner Siemans (1816-92), from Gk. dynamis "power."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

dynamo- pref.
Force; energy: dynamogenesis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

DYNAMO
DYNamic MOdels. A language for continuous simulation including economic, industrial and social systems, developed by Phyllis Fox and A.L. Pugh in 1959.
Versions include DYNAMO II, DYNAMO II/370, DYNAMO II/F, DYNAMO III and Gaming DYNAMO.
["DYNAMO User's Manual", A.L. Pugh, MIT Press 1976].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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