electrodynamometer

[ ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˌdaɪ nəˈmɒm ɪ tər /

noun Electricity.

an instrument that uses the interaction between the magnetic fields produced by the currents in two coils or sets of coils to measure current, voltage, or power.

Nearby words

electrodiagnosis, electrodialysis, electrodissolution, electrodynamic, electrodynamics, electrodynamometer, electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalographic dysrhythmia, electroencephalography, electroendosmosis

Origin of electrodynamometer

First recorded in 1875–80; electro- + dynamometer

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Examples from the Web for electrodynamometer

To measure a current I may use a very great number of types of galvanometers or besides an electrodynamometer.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrodynamometer

electrodynamometer

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure electric current, voltage, or power

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