Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dynamo theory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: dy-namo the-o-ry
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed mechanism, involving a rotating, convecting, and electrically conducting fluid, by which a celestial body generates and maintains a magnetic field over astronomical time scales.

Inflected Forms

dynamo theories (plural)

Questions

What does dynamo theory mean?: A proposed mechanism, involving a rotating, convecting, and electrically conducting fluid, by which a celestial body generates and maintains a magnetic field over astronomical time scales.

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