n. A dynamometer used to measure the work done by muscles
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A device for measuring, or an instrument for indicating, energy expended or work done; a dynamometer.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An instrument for measuring work; a dynamometer. Watt's indicator-diagram is an example of an ergometer. Also called electro-ergometer.
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n. measuring instrument designed to measure power
Word Usage
"The accuracy with which this device could study the effect of exercise was amazing, and the ergometer is thus still being used today (in 1997 in Copenhagen alone, five were in use)."