DYNAMOMETER


Meaning of DYNAMOMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-nə-ˈmä-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: French dynamomètre, from Greek dynamis power + French -mètre -meter

Date: 1810

1. : an instrument for measuring mechanical force

2. : an apparatus for measuring mechanical power (as of an engine)

• dy·na·mo·met·ric -mō-ˈme-trik adjective

• dy·na·mom·e·try -ˈmä-mə-trē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.