electrodynamometer

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter]

e·lec·tro·dy·na·mom·e·ter

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter]
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:
1875–80; electro- + dynamometer
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Electrodynamometer has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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electrodynamometer (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə)
 
n
an instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure electric current, voltage, or power

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