Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

electrodynamometer

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter]
noun Electricity.
  1. 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.
Show More

Origin of electrodynamometer

First recorded in 1875–80; electro- + dynamometer
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for electrodynamometer

Historical Examples

  • To measure a current I may use a very great number of types of galvanometers or besides an electrodynamometer.

    The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method

    Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for electrodynamometer

electrodynamometer

noun
  1. an instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure electric current, voltage, or power
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012