dynamotor

American  

[dahy-nuh-moh-ter] / ˈdaɪ nəˌmoʊ tər /

noun

1. 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.

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dynamotor British  

/ ˈdaɪnəˌməʊtə /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of dynamotor

First recorded in 1905–10; dyna- + motor

Example Sentences

There was an affair that might be a dynamotor attached to one side, various objects sticking out of the other, and four stacks of thick coils on top.

From The Enormous Room by Gold, Horace Leonard

Such a rotary converter has been called a dynamotor.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel

There was a power pack, consisting of batteries and a dynamotor, an amplifier, and a control panel.

From The Golden Skull by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

As a rule the dynamotor is only suitable for small power-plant work.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel