electrodynamometer
[ ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]
nounElectricity.
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.
Origin of electrodynamometer
1First recorded in 1875–80; electro- + dynamometer
Words Nearby electrodynamometer
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How to use electrodynamometer in a sentence
To measure a current I may use a very great number of types of galvanometers or besides an electrodynamometer.
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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