Etymology

dynode

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Today it means: Any of a series of electrodes within a photomultiplier tube. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δύναμις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδύναμις“power, might, strength”
  2. English todaydynode

From 1939 from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power, might, strength”) + -ode. By surface analysis, dyne + -ode.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδύναμις all →

dynamitedynamodynamismdynamisadynamiadynactinometer-dyneisodyn

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