Dynamometer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several instruments used to measure mechanical power.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, especially those that measure the torque of a rotating shaft
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An apparatus for measuring the amount of force expended by men, animals, or motors in moving a load, operating machines, towing vessels, etc.; a power-measurer.
  • n. An instrument for determining the magnifying power of a telescope by measuring the diameter of the little image of the object-glass which is formed just outside of the eyepiece: usually, and better, called dynameter, to distinguish it from the instrument for measuring stress.
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  • n. measuring instrument designed to measure power
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    measuring device    measuring instrument    measuring system   
    Cross Reference
    dynamometer coupling   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    accelerometer    anemometer    densitometer    fluorometer    goniometer   
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