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electrodynamometer

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅dy⋅na⋅mom⋅e⋅ter

[i-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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e·lec·tro·dy·na·mom·e·ter   (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī'nə-mŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument that measures electric current by indicating the level of magnetic attraction or repulsion between a fixed and a movable coil, one of which carries the current to be measured.
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