Meanings
nounDymaxion (plural Dymaxions)
plural Dymaxions
- attributiveoftenartA structure or device designed according to the futurist ideal of maximizing resource efficiency.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
- Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
- Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
- Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
- Frenchdynamique
- Englishdynamic
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂yōs
- Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂ism̥mos
- Proto-Italic*magisVmos
- Latinmaximus
- Frenchmaximum
- Englishmaximum
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tend-
- Proto-Indo-European*téndeti
- Proto-Italic*tendō
- Latintendō
- Latintēnsiō
- Middle Frenchtension
- Englishtension
- EnglishDymaxion
Coined by Buckminster Fuller as a blend of dynamic + maximum + tension.
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APA
Dymaxion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymaxion
MLA
“Dymaxion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymaxion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dymaxion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dymaxion.
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