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dynamometer
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dynamometer /dy·na·mom·e·ter/ (di?nah-mom´e-ter) an instrument for measuring the force of muscular contraction.
dy·na·mom·e·ter (dn-mm-tr)
n.
An instrument for measuring the degree of muscular power. Also called ergometer.
dynamometer
an instrument for measuring the force of muscular contraction.
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