dynamometer

[ dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]

noun

a device for measuring mechanical force, as a balance.
a device for measuring mechanical power, especially one that measures the output or driving torque of a rotating machine.

Origin of dynamometer

First recorded in 1800–10; dynamo- + -meter

Words Nearby dynamometer

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How to use dynamometer in a sentence

A very heavy strain was imposed on the wire as the vessel rose in the swell; the dynamometer registering up to seven tons.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
At the last the levitation was such that the dynamometer rested horizontally on the table.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille Flammarion
Manufacturers usually test yarn and fabrics by means of an instrument called a dynamometer.
Textiles | William H. Dooley
Carried upon the bridge is a platform which bears a number of instruments, chief among which is a self-recording dynamometer.
The Romance of War Inventions | Thomas W. Corbin
The incline of the track, added to the reading of the dynamometer, showed a total screw thrust of 2,164 lbs.
A History of Aeronautics | E. Charles Vivian

British Dictionary definitions for dynamometer

dynamometer

/ (ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə) /

noun

any of a number of instruments for measuring power or force

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