'Dynamometer' definitions:
Definition of 'dynamometer'
(from WordNet)
noun
Measuring instrument designed to measure power [syn: dynamometer, ergometer]
Definition of 'Dynamometer'
From: GCIDE
- Dynamometer \Dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. dynamom[`e]tre. See Dynameter.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed. Dynamometric