dynamotor

 [dahy-nuh-moh-ter]  

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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dynamotor (ˈdaɪnəˌməʊtə)
 
—n
an electrical machine having a single magnetic field and two independent armature windings of which one acts as a motor and the other a generator: used to convert direct current from a battery into alternating current

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