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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

πεῖρα

a trial +

-meter

A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.

G. Francis.

peirameter ‎(plural peirameters)

(dated) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
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