a. Also (more regularly) teledynamic. [f. TELO-2 + DYNAMIC.] Term applied to a cable used for transmitting mechanical power to a distance.
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. Knight, 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. Engineer. Enterpr., II. 466. The teledynamic cables—as the endless, transmitting ropes are called—are of comparatively recent introduction.
