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Noun: dyno  dI-now
Usage: informal
  1. Measuring instrument designed to measure power
    "The engineer used a dyno to test the engine's horsepower";
    - dynamometer, ergometer
     
  2. (rock climbing) a dynamic move or jump to reach a hold
    "The route required a difficult dyno to progress past the crux"
Verb: dyno  dI-now
Usage: informal
  1. (rock climbing) to make a dynamic move or jump to reach a hold
    "He had to dyno to reach the next handhold on the overhanging wall"

Derived forms: dynos

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

Encyclopedia: Dyno