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dynamometer (iou)



dynamometer noun. E19.
[French dynamometre, formed as DYNAMO- + -METER.]
An instrument for measuring the mechanical energy exerted by an animal, engine, etc., or by the action of a force. E19.
An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a telescope. M19.
Comb.: dynamometer car a railway vehicle containing equipment for measuring and recording the performance of a locomotive pulling the vehicle.
dynamo'metric,
dynamo'metrical adjectives of or pertaining to the measurement of force or the use of a dynamometer M19.
dynamometry noun L19.