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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: magneto-electric machine

magneto

 noun
     
Related topics: Electrical, Motor Vehicles
mag‧ne‧to plural magnetos [countable]
TEETTC a piece of equipment containing one or more magnets that is used for producing electricity, especially in the engine of a car
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