'torsimeter' definitions:

Definition of 'torsimeter'

From: GCIDE
  • Torsion meter \Torsion meter\ (Mech.) An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power, by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft. Called also torsimeter, torsiometer, torsometer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]