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Dynamometer definition

dīnə-mŏmĭ-tər
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Any of several instruments used to measure mechanical power.
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An apparatus for measuring force or power, esp. one for measuring mechanical power, as of an engine.
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Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.
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dynamometer
Plural:
dynamometers

Origin of dynamometer

  • French dynamomètre Greek dunamis power dynamic -mètre -meter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dynamometer Sentence Examples

  • The fixed and suspended coils of the dynamometer are respectively connected in series with the magnetizing solenoid and with a secondary wound upon the specimen.

  • Using these buoys to guide the direction of tow, a grapnel, a species of fivepronged anchor, attached to a strong compound rope formed of strands of steel and manila, is lowered to the bottom and dragged at a slow speed, as it were ploughing a furrow in the sea bottom, in a line at right angles to the cable route, until the behaviour of the dynamometer shows that the cable is hooked.

  • The apparatus used to measure P or T is the dynamometer.

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