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dy⋅na⋅mo⋅tor

[dahy-nuh-moh-ter]
–noun
an electric machine for transforming direct current into alternating current or for altering the voltage of direct current, having two armature windings on the same core and a common magnetic field.

Origin:
1905–10; dyna- + motor
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dy·na·mo·tor   (dī'nə-mō'tər)   
n.  A rotating electric machine with two armatures, used to convert alternating current to direct current.

[Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic + motor.]
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