dynamotor

[ dahy-nuh-moh-ter ]

/ ˈdaɪ nəˌmoʊ tər /

noun

an electric machine for transforming direct current into alternating current or for altering the voltage of direct current, having two armature windings on the same core and a common magnetic field.

Words nearby dynamotor

dynamogenesis, dynamograph, dynamometer, dynamometer car, dynamometry, dynamotor, dynast, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator

Origin of dynamotor

First recorded in 1905–10; dyna- + motor

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Examples from the Web for dynamotor

As a rule the dynamotor is only suitable for small power-plant work.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller
There was a power pack, consisting of batteries and a dynamotor, an amplifier, and a control panel.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for dynamotor

dynamotor

/ (ˈdaɪnəˌməʊtə) /

noun

an electrical machine having a single magnetic field and two independent armature windings of which one acts as a motor and the other a generator: used to convert direct current from a battery into alternating current

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