Definitions for ergometerɜrˈgɒm ɪ tər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

er•gom•e•terɜrˈgɒm ɪ tər(n.)

  1. a device for measuring the physiological effects of a period of work or exercise, as calories expended while bicycling.

    Category: Medicine, Machinery

Origin of ergometer:

1875–80

er`go•met′ric-gəˈmɛ trɪk(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dynamometer, ergometer(noun)

    measuring instrument designed to measure power

Wiktionary

  1. ergometer(Noun)

    A dynamometer used to measure the work done by muscles


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