A type of electric light or lamp powered by a dynamo, combining dynamic/dynamo electric power with the lamp element.
From 'dynamo' (Greek 'dynamis,' power) + 'mode' (way, manner). A late 19th-century portmanteau term from the era of early electric lighting technology.
This forgotten word captures a specific moment when electricity was magical—'dinamode' sounds like it should power a steampunk device, and it literally describes early electric lamps powered by hand-cranked generators.
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