1. Plural of dynamotor; electrical machines that combine a motor and generator in a single unit, used to convert direct current from one voltage to another.
Usage: technical; electrical engineering

Examples

• The aircraft used dynamotors to convert the battery voltage to the higher voltage needed for the radio equipment.
• Early computers relied on dynamotors to regulate and convert electrical power.
• Dynamotors were common in military vehicles during World War II for power conversion.
• The technician replaced the old dynamotors with modern solid-state converters.
• Dynamotors efficiently handled the power conversion requirements of vintage electronic systems.