Torsimeter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]