dynamo-electric machine

dynamo-electric machine
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

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