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dynamometer

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dynamometer
any of a number of instruments for measuring power or force

dynamometer [‚dī·nə′mäm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
An instrument in which current, voltage, or power is measured by the force between a fixed coil and a moving coil.
A special type of electric rotating machine used to measure the output torque or driving torque of rotating machinery by the elastic deformation produced.


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Instead of bringing the electric tractor into the shop, the students created a unit that allows the dynamometer to measure the stresses and strains in the PTO shaft while in the field, determining the tractor’s power.
[dagger]) Subjects were seated, and the dynamometer was adjusted until the proximal interphalangeal joints were flexed to 90 degrees with the elbow flexed.
Clayton Industries, a designer, producer and distributor of steam generators, boilers and engine dynamometers, signed a 10-year lease for 62,730 square feet with EDW Properties for a stand-alone building in Industry.
 
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