Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dynamo-electric machine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: dy-namo--elec-tric -ma-chine
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

dynamo-electric machines (plural)

Questions

What does dynamo-electric machine mean?: A generator that creates electricity using spinning magnets; a dynamo.
Where does dynamo-electric machine come from?: Calque of German dynamoelektrische Maschine, coined by Werner von Siemens.

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