Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several instruments used to measure mechanical power.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for determining the magnifying power of a telescope by measuring the diameter of the little image of the object-glass which is formed just outside of the eyepiece: usually, and better, called dynameter, to distinguish it from the instrument for measuring stress.
  • noun An apparatus for measuring the amount of force expended by men, animals, or motors in moving a load, operating machines, towing vessels, etc.; a power-measurer.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, especially those that measure the torque of a rotating shaft

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun measuring instrument designed to measure power

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French dynamomètre : Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic + -mètre, -meter.]

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Examples

  • These tests are conducted in a laboratory where the car is driven on a dynamometer, which is a bit like a treadmill for cars.

    How we test: Fuel economy 2006

  • These tests are conducted in a laboratory where the car is driven on a dynamometer, which is a bit like a treadmill for cars.

    How we test: Fuel economy 2006

  • In the study, Byram and colleagues followed pitchers playing for the Colorado Rockies over a five-year period from 2001 to 2005, testing their strength using a device called a dynamometer as the players performed four different shoulder exercises. weakness in one of three exercises during the preseason were at risk of suffering an in-season shoulder injury that would require surgery, Byram said.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In the study, Byram and colleagues followed pitchers playing for the Colorado Rockies over a five-year period from 2001 to 2005, testing their strength using a device called a dynamometer as the players performed four different shoulder exercises. weakness in one of three exercises during the preseason were at risk of suffering an in-season shoulder injury that would require surgery, Byram said.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • This FOA is for the design and construction of a large dynamometer facility (a dynamometer is a device used to test a motor or engine for efficiency and torque) for testing 5 to 15

    Renewable Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com 2009

  • The drum is another wheel, four feet in diameter and nine inches deep, which is also controlled by powerful brakes; and from it the cable passes over another grooved wheel before it gets to the "dynamometer" wheel.

    St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Various

  • There is an automotive testing instrument called a dynamometer which can be used to help judge engine performance; it should be available from auto parts dealers (House,

    Chapter 11 1982

  • "dynamometer" and gave him a clue that would lead him to NASCAR's executive chef where he was asked to spell "acidulation."

    unknown title 2009

  • Then the newly assembled motor spent its first three hours of life running on a dynamometer, a device for measuring power output.

    Wild Ride 2010

  • Tommy leaned over the dynamometer and spat in the wheel well.

    Least Resistance 2009

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