Thesaurus: dynamometer

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1. n. 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.
2. n. measuring instrument designed to measure power
3. 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. Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed.
4. An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, musculareffort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or thatrequired to operate machinery.
5. n:100 n. measuring instrument designed to measure power