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dynamo
noun /ˈdaɪ.nə.məʊ/
/-moʊ/ (plural dynamos)Definition
› [C] a device that changes energy of movement into electrical energy: A dynamo on a bicycle will power a pair of lights while the wheels are going round.Generating and pumping devices › [C usually singular] an energetic force: Onstage she is a human dynamo, spending the hour in perpetual motion.Energy, force and powerPower and intensity
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