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electrodynamometer

electrodynamometer

9.9
A tool that measures electric current, voltage, or power using two coils that make magnetic fields
  • noun
  • /ˌɛlɛktroʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : electrodinamómetro
  • The laboratory technician used an electrodynamometer to check the current flowing through the circuit.

Examples

  • An electrodynamometer is preferred for measuring alternating currents in certain tests because of its accuracy.

  • Modern physics students learn about the electrodynamometer when studying how to measure electrical power.

  • The electrodynamometer measures current accurately.

  • Can you explain how an electrodynamometer works?

  • The laboratory technician used an electrodynamometer to check the current flowing through the circuit.

  • Modern physics students learn about the electrodynamometer when studying how to measure electrical power.

  • An electrodynamometer is preferred for measuring alternating currents in certain tests because of its accuracy.

Synonyms

galvanometer
vselectrodynamometer
  • Specialized
9.9

A device that measures very small electric currents

measures larger electrical quantities and uses magnetic interaction between two coils

Surface Forms

electrodynamometer singular
electrodynamometers plural

Morphology

electrodynamometer = dynamometer (semi-transparent) = electro + dynamo + meter

Adding the clear electrical prefix to the technical base 'dynamometer' is structurally understandable, but the specialized measuring sense is not fully predictable for a learner.

Etymology

Electrodynamometer comes from the parts electro- 'electricity', dynam- 'power', and -meter 'measure'. So, an electrodynamometer is a device for 'measuring electric current or power', just like a thermometer measures temperature and a dynamo makes power.