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.

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Origin of electrodynamometer

First recorded in 1875–80; electro- + dynamometer

Words nearby electrodynamometer

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