dynamite
English
/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting; invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867.
- (informal) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT)
- (figuratively) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek δύναμις (power, force).
Origin
Ancient Greek
δύναμις
Gloss
power, force
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
🏋️ 💡
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dynamis English
- dynamiter English
- dynamitic English
- dynamitism English
- dynamitist English
- Dynamit German
- dynamoelektrische Maschine German
- dyne French
- δυναμικός Ancient Greek
- δύναμις Ancient Greek
- *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- dynamitt Norwegian Bokmål
- Dynamit (brand name), Dynamit Swedish
- ダイナマイト Japanese
- dynamitt Norwegian Nynorsk
- δύναμη Greek (modern)