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Webster 1913 Edition


Dynamometer

Dyˊna-mom′e-ter

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
dynamomètre
. 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dynamometer

DYNAMOM'ETER

,
Noun.
[See Dynameter.] An instrument for measuring the relative strength of men and other animals.