different between generator vs dynamo

English

Etymology

From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”)

Noun

generator (plural generators)

1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
   1. (chemistry) An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
   2. (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
   3. (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
   4. (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
   5. (programming) A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
2. A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
   1. Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Antonyms

• (one which generates): extinguisher

Derived terms

• steam generator
• traffic generator
• wind generator

Translations

Latin

Verb

gener?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of gener?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of gener?

References

• generator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• generator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin generare

Noun

generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorer, definite plural generatorene)

1. a generator

Derived terms

• vindgenerator

References

• “generator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin generare

Noun

generator m (definite singular generatoren, indefinite plural generatorar, definite plural generatorane)

1. a generator

Derived terms

• vindgenerator

References

• “generator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek ??????? (dúnamis, “power”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?da?n?mo?/

Noun

dynamo (plural dynamos)

1. An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric machine.
2. (figuratively) An energetic person.

Synonyms

• (energetic person): See also Thesaurus:doer

Translations

Further reading

• dynamo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aymond, Monday

Czech

Etymology

Ancient Greek ??????? (dúnamai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?namo]
• Rhymes: -amo

Noun

dynamo n

1. dynamo (electricity generator)

Related terms

Further reading

• dynamo in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• dynamo in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di?na?.mo?/
• Hyphenation: dy?na?mo

Noun

dynamo m (plural dynamo's, diminutive dynamootje n)

1. dynamo (small electricity generator)

Derived terms

• fietsdynamo

Finnish

Noun

dynamo

1. A small electric generator that produces direct current (DC) and which uses permanent magnets to produce the required magnetic field; a small dynamo.
2. A dynamo (energetic person)

Declension

Coordinate terms

• tasavirtageneraattori (large dynamo)