n. (pl. -os) 1 a machine converting mechanical into electrical energy, esp. by rotating coils of copper wire in a magnetic field. 2 colloq. an energetic person.
[ abbr. of dynamo-electric machine f. Gk dunamis power, force ]
n. (pl. -os) 1 a machine converting mechanical into electrical energy, esp. by rotating coils of copper wire in a magnetic field. 2 colloq. an energetic person.
[ abbr. of dynamo-electric machine f. Gk dunamis power, force ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012