automixte

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noun

A system of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power, the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power, the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor.

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Meanings

nounautomixte (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableA system of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power, the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power, the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor.

Origin

French

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APA

automixte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automixte

MLA

“automixte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automixte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “automixte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automixte.

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