Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rotating magnetic amplifier with specialized windings that allow small changes in power input to produce large changes in power output.
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- noun A form of
electromechanical amplifier in which anAC motor drives aDC generator
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Originally a trademark.]
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Examples
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But others "amplidyne," for example seem to get added to dictionaries even as their usage is plummeting.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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