autodynamic

autodynamic
autodynamic, a. Physics.
(ˌɔːtəʊdɪˈnæmɪk)
[mod. f. Gr. αὐτο-δύναµ-ος powerful in itself + -ic; cf. F. autodynamique.]
Operating by its own power; esp. in autodynamic elevator: a machine for raising weights, worked by a falling column of water.

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