ergograph

American  

[ur-guh-graf, -grahf] / ˈɜr gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. an instrument that records the amount of work done when a muscle contracts.

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ergograph British  

/ ˈɜːɡəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. an instrument that measures and records the amount of work a muscle does during contraction, its rate of fatigue, etc

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Other Word Forms

• ergographic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ergograph

First recorded in 1890–95; ergo- ¹ + -graph

Example Sentences

Féré has shown that the slight stimulus to the skin furnished by placing a piece of metal on the arm or elsewhere suffices to increase the output of work with the ergograph.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

We can step inside, harness our middle finger to the ergograph, lift it up and down forty-five times in ninety seconds, and lo! a photograph of our vitality!

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.

Perhaps the time will come when science and commerce will supply every tintype photographer with an ergograph and the knowledge to use it.

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.

The varying influence on work with the ergograph of different musical intervals and different keys has been carefully studied by Féré with many interesting results.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

Then we shall hear at summer resorts and fairs, "Your ergograph on a postal card, three for a quarter."

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.