dynamo-an element, derived from Gr. δύναµις ‘power, force’, used to form combinations and derivative words, as dynamo-eˈlectrica., pertaining to current (formerly called dynamic) electricity; also, pertaining to the conversion of dynamical into electrical energy, as in dynamo-electric machine, dynamo-electricmachinery: see next. Cf. also dynamo-metamorphism.1882Deschanel's Nat.Phil. (ed. 6) 795 Machines constructed on this principle [that of Siemens and Wheatstone] are called dynamo-electric.
dynamo-/ˈdʌɪnəməʊ/combining form of Greek dunamis force, power: see -o-.dynamo- ⇒ Main Entry: -o-