dynamometry

[ dahy-nuh-mom-i-tree ]

noun
  1. the act, method, or process of using a dynamometer.

Origin of dynamometry

1
First recorded in 1890–95; dynamo- + -metry

Other words from dynamometry

  • dy·na·mo·met·ric [dahy-nuh-moh-me-trik], /ˌdaɪ nə moʊˈmɛ trɪk/, dy·na·mo·met·ri·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dynamometry

dynamometry

/ (ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtrɪ) /


noun
  1. the science of power measurement

  2. the manufacture and use of dynamometers

Derived forms of dynamometry

  • dynamometric (ˌdaɪnəməʊˈmɛtrɪk) or dynamometrical, adjective

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