Etymology · Ancient Greek
δύναμις
9 English words descend from Ancient Greek δύναμις, most common first.
- dynamiteA class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
- dynamoAn electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
- dynamismGreat energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind, or personality; oomph or pizzazz.
- dynamisPotentiality.
- adynamiaLack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease.
- dynactinometerAn instrument for measuring the intensity of photogenic rays and computing the power of object glasses.
- -dyneForms names of certain types of motors and electrical circuits.
- dynodeAny of a series of electrodes within a photomultiplier tube.
- isodynAn isoline connecting places at which an equal amount of wind power is available near ground level on average.