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

The one scientific instrument it seemed possible to use was an ergograph, a complicated and expensive instrument kindly lent to us from the physiological laboratory of the University of Chicago.

From Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes by Addams, Jane

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.

Robert Müller's19 thorough criticism of the Mosso ergograph throws great doubt on the present methods of investigation and invalidates conclusions from the various curves of voluntary movements which have been obtained.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo

Féré's experiments with the dynamometer and the ergograph have greatly contributed to illustrate the stimulating effects of odors.

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

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