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# dynamo

noun (a dynamo, dynamos)

«dynamo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dynamo is a machine that turns movement into electricity, like the small one on an old bicycle that lights the lamp when the wheel turns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#m1)
2. A person who is a dynamo is full of energy and gets lots done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#m2)
3. Dynamo is part of the name of several football and sports clubs, such as Dynamo Kyiv. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it shows how electricity can be made from motion (generators, wind turbines). In everyday talk it praises a very busy, lively person. Phrases: «a bike dynamo», «a human dynamo», «a dynamo of energy».

### Examples

- My grandad's bike has a dynamo that powers the front light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x1)
- When you pedal faster, the dynamo makes the lamp brighter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x2)
- A dynamo uses magnets and coils of wire to make electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x3)
- Our new coach is a real dynamo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x4)
- She is a dynamo in the classroom, always helping someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x5)
- We built a tiny dynamo in science club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x6)
- Dynamo Kyiv is a famous football club in Ukraine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x7)
- A wind-up torch has a little dynamo inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/#x8)

### Note

Plural: dynamos (not dynamoes). A dynamo makes electricity; a motor does the opposite and uses electricity to make movement. Modern big machines are usually called generators.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dynamo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dynamo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dynamo.html) on Mova free.