dynamo C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #26121 Meanings 1 noun An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine. "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.". 2 noun An energetic person. That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms dynostartergeodynamo Related forms dynamics Etymology A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”). Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dynamo **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 26121 ## Meanings 1. An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine. 2. An energetic person. ## Examples - "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. ## Derived Forms - dynostarter - geodynamo ## Related Forms - dynamics ## Etymology A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”). ## Topics - Art & Music markdown