ergometer

[ ur-gom-i-ter ]

noun

1. a device designed to measure muscle power.

ergometer

/ ɜːˈɡɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a dynamometer
2. Also calledinformalergergo a type of exercise machine in which the action of rowing is simulated by the pulling of a strong flexible cord wound round a flywheel

Other Words From

• er·go·met·ric [ur-g, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ergometer¹

First recorded in 1875–80; ergo- ¹ + -meter

Word History and Origins

Origin of ergometer¹

C20: from Greek ergon work + -meter

Example Sentences

Crew use two treadmills that they must strap into to stop themselves floating away, and a cycle ergometer for endurance training.

From BBC

The ERG machine — which stands for ergometer and is different from an exercise machine because it tracks performance from the lower body as well — is easily connected on the internet.

From Los Angeles Times

As she ramped up her workouts, Regan continued to feel faint and shaky and described her performance on the ergometer as “the pace of an average high school girl.”

From New York Times

“We trained all the time at home, we had ergometers and a room bike, so we were in shape, we just have to get back into rowing shape, rowing technique,” elder brother Valent told Reuters.

From Reuters

Scientists measured fitness in 286,761 Swedish men ages 17 to 25 by having them ride a bicycle ergometer and recording the wattage they were able to generate.

From New York Times