electrodynamometer

[ ih-lek-troh-dahy-nuh-mom-i-ter ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. an instrument that uses the interaction between the magnetic fields produced by the currents in two coils or sets of coils to measure current, voltage, or power.

electrodynamometer

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdaɪnəˈmɒmɪtə /

noun

1. an instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure electric current, voltage, or power

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrodynamometer¹

First recorded in 1875–80; electro- + dynamometer

Example Sentences

Weber about this date invented the electrodynamometer, and applied the mirror and scale method of reading deflections, and in co-operation with C.F.

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Similarly an alternating current ammeter can be calibrated by comparison with an electrodynamometer, the reading of which varies as the square of the current.

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Mr. Blakesley described a simple method of determining the loss of power in a condenser by the use of three electrodynamometers, one of which has its coils separate.

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Weber in inventing the electrodynamometer, and later Lord Kelvin devised ampere balances for the measurement of electric currents based on the attraction between coils conveying electric currents.

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