torsiometer


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torsiometer

[‚tȯr·shē′äm·əd·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
An instrument which measures power transmitted by a rotating shaft; consists of angular scales mounted around the shaft from which twist of the loaded shaft is determined. Also known as torsionmeter.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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