dynamo
/ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.16 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
The mechanism by which a celestial body, such as the Earth or a star, generates a magnetic field.
name
Dynamo Sports Club, a national sporting association in the Soviet Union, and other similiar organisations in other socialist countries and their successor states.
name
Any of various football clubs and other sports teams linked to a Dynamo association, including Dynamo Berlin, Dynamo Dresden, Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Zagreb in soccer and HC Dynamo Moscow in ice hockey.
Example Sentences
- ""As usual, it isn't telling the truth about it or you. But your body is. I can feel its vitality like the pulse of a dynamo.""
- "That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter."
- "The only Dynamo player to win the most valuable player award in Soviet hockey history was Maltsev."
- "Following elimination at the hands of Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the same tournament two years later, Hänel lamented that the 'nervousness' of the Dynamo team allowed the English club to progress comfortably to the next round."
- "He was thrice elected head coach during Soviet times and thrice became Dynamo's head coach. He dedicated many years to the club. Following his death, Lobanovskyi was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine, the nation's highest honor."
Etymology
A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dewh₂-, Динамо, Dinamo, Dynamo
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/
Inflected Forms
dynamos (plural)
Dinamo (alternative)