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dynamometry

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dy⋅na⋅mom⋅e⋅try

  [dahy-nuh-mom-i-tree]
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–noun
the act, method, or process of using a dynamometer.
Origin:
1890–95; dynamo- + -metry

Related forms:
dy⋅na⋅mo⋅met⋅ric  [dahy-nuh-moh-me-trik] , dy⋅na⋅mo⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
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dy·na·mom·e·ter   (dī'nə-mŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  Any of several instruments used to measure mechanical power.

[French dynamomètre : Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic + -mètre, -meter.]
dy'na·mo·met'ric (-mō-mět'rĭk), dy'na·mo·met'ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj., dy'na·mom'e·try n.
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