ergometer
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9.0
- noun
- /ɜrˈɡɒmətər/
- Specialized
:
ergómetro
- After a 3-minute warming-up period, the subjects performed two 30-second sprint tests on the ergometer.
- cycle ergometer
- bicycle ergometer
- wheelchair ergometer
Examples
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Participants exercised on a SensorMedics 800 electronically braked cycle ergometer (SensorMedics, Yorba Linda, CA).
Academic text (2007) -
The subjects were examined at rest and during balanced wheelchair ergometer testing.
Academic text (1994) -
In the present study, the dimensions of the wheelchair ergometer were standardized for all subjects.
Academic text (1994) -
Tests of cardiac and respiratory functions were performed at rest as well as in balanced wheelchair ergometer testing.
Academic text (1994) -
A leg cycling ergometer, adapted to allow subjects to sit in a semi-recumbent position, was used for the test.
Academic text (1999) -
Participants were tested in pairs; however, cycle ergometers were placed so that they were unable to observe each other.
Academic text (2004) -
Patients were asked to cycle on an electronically braked cycle ergometer to a symptom-limited maximum.
Academic text (1992) -
Wright State University has a wheelchair ergometer capable of measuring push-rim torque.
Academic text (1990) -
Forty-four college females were randomly divided and completed a 15-minute cycle ergometer exercise at 60% VO2 max.
Academic text (1992) -
During the experiment, the researchers used a ergometer to measure the participants' power output while they exercised.
Synonyms
127
3.2
A device that measures how much gas, water, or electricity you use
1
9.4
A device that measures force and power in machines or people
1
3.6
A device that measures how much electricity a circuit or appliance uses
Surface Forms
Morphology
ergometer = erg + meter
The word is built from the classical elements 'erg' meaning work and '-meter' meaning measuring instrument, so the structure is analyzable, but the root is not a common standalone English word for most learners.
Etymology
The word ergometer comes from the Greek parts erg- 'work' and -meter 'measure'. The same erg- is in energy, so an ergometer is a device that 'measures work' or power.