telodynamicadj.
/ˌtɛlə(ʊ)dɪˈnamɪk//ˌtɛlə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪk/ Term applied to a cable used for transmitting mechanical power to a distance.
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telodynamic1870
1870 J. Anderson in Eng. Mech. 14 Jan. 427/1 A given pressure on the piston.., like the telodynamic cord, will transmit mechanical work in proportion.
1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Telodynamic Cable, a means for transmitting power,..in which high speed is employed to give the momentive effect of great mass.
1889 E. Matheson Aid Bk. Engin. Enterprise (ed. 2) ii. 466 The teledynamic cables—as the endless, transmitting ropes are called—are of comparatively recent introduction.
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