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An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power, by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft. Called also torsimeter,…
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- An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power, by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft. Called also torsimeter, torsiometer, torsometer.
- An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hencethe horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power,by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft.Called also torsimeter, torsiometer, torsometer.