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ergometer

American  
[ur-gom-i-ter] / ɜrˈgɒm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. a device designed to measure muscle power.


ergometer British  
/ ɜːˈɡɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. a dynamometer

  2. Also called: erg.   ergo.  a type of exercise machine in which the action of rowing is simulated by the pulling of a strong flexible cord wound round a flywheel

"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

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Etymology

Origin of ergometer

First recorded in 1875–80; ergo- 1 + -meter

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Crew use two treadmills that they must strap into to stop themselves floating away, and a cycle ergometer for endurance training.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2024

Nevertheless, Bacas left the regatta proud of a group that he characterized as “modest,” in regards to both stature and ergometer scores.

From Washington Post May 19, 2018

Q: Any advice for local high-school rowers on performance requirements or ergometer scores needed?

From Seattle Times May 5, 2011

There are those subtle neuromuscular training effects that the ergometer does not simulate.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2010

He used both the bicycle ergometer and dumb-bells, and finds that there is a rise of systolic pressure after ordinary work, but a delayed rise after very heavy work, in normal persons.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

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