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electric power meter

electric power meter

[i¦lek·trik ′pau̇·ər ‚mēd·ər]
(engineering)
A device that measures electric power consumed, either at an instant, as in a wattmeter, or averaged over a time interval, as in a demand meter. Also known as power meter.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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