dynamo-electric machine

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. A generator that creates electricity using spinning magnets

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

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