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telodynamic

telodynamic adjective: relating to a system for transmitting power by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter. With this technology, power could be transmitted over various miles, but with the onset of electricity, the system came into disuse.

Adjective

telodynamic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, historical) Relating to a system for transmitting power by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter. With this technology, power could be transmitted over various miles, but with the onset of electricity, the system came into disuse.
    • telodynamic system
    • telodynamic transmission

Forms of telodynamic

alternative formteledynamic

Origin of telodynamic

From telo- + dynamic.

Questions about telodynamic

What does telodynamic mean?
Telodynamic means relating to a system for transmitting power by means of swiftly moving ropes or cables driving grooved pulleys of large diameter. With this technology, power could be transmitted over various miles, but with the onset of electricity, the system came into disuse.
What part of speech is telodynamic?
Telodynamic is an adjective.

Words near telodynamic in the dictionary

  1. telodendrimers
  2. telodendrion
  3. telodendrions
  4. telodendron
  5. telodendrons
  6. telodynamic
  7. teloganodid
  8. telogen
  9. telogen effluvium
  10. telogenesis
  11. telogenetic

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