electrodynamometer

[ ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˌdaɪ nəˈmɒm ɪ tər /

noun Electricity.

an instrument that uses the interaction between the magnetic fields produced by the currents in two coils or sets of coils to measure current, voltage, or power.

Origin of electrodynamometer

First recorded in 1875–80; electro- + dynamometer

Words nearby electrodynamometer

electrodiagnosis, electrodialysis, electrodissolution, electrodynamic, electrodynamics, electrodynamometer, electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalographic dysrhythmia, electroendosmosis, electroextraction

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British Dictionary definitions for electrodynamometer

electrodynamometer
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure electric current, voltage, or power