dynamometry

[ dahy-nuh-mom-i-tree ]
/ ˌdaɪ nəˈmɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

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Origin of dynamometry

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

Words nearby dynamometry

dynamoelectric, dynamogenesis, dynamograph, dynamometer, dynamometer car, dynamometry, dynamotor, dynast, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron
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British Dictionary definitions for dynamometry

dynamometry
/ (ˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the science of power measurement
the manufacture and use of dynamometers

Derived forms of dynamometry

dynamometric (ˌdaɪnəməʊˈmɛtrɪk) or dynamometrical, adjective
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