Dynamometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dynamometer
       n : measuring instrument designed to measure power [syn: {ergometer}]