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dymaxion

[ dahy-mak-see-uhn ]
/ daɪˈmæk si ən /

adjective

noting or pertaining to R. Buckminster Fuller's concept of the use of technology and resources to maximum advantage, with minimal expenditure of energy and material.

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Origin of dymaxion

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby dymaxion

dying, dyke, dykon, Dylan, Dylan, Bob, dymaxion, dyn, dyna-, dynameter, dynamic, dynamic braking
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