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ergograph

[ ur-guh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. an instrument that records the amount of work done when a muscle contracts.


ergograph

/ ˈɜːɡəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. an instrument that measures and records the amount of work a muscle does during contraction, its rate of fatigue, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ergo·graphic [ur-g, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ergograph1

First recorded in 1890–95; ergo- 1 + -graph
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Example Sentences

We can step inside, harness our middle finger to the ergograph, lift it up and down forty-five times in ninety seconds, and lo!

Then we shall hear at summer resorts and fairs, "Your ergograph on a postal card, three for a quarter."

Féré's experiments with the dynamometer and the ergograph have greatly contributed to illustrate the stimulating effects of odors.

Ergograph observations show that signs of muscular fatigue appear and disappear without any obvious physical reason.

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