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ergograph

American  
[ur-guh-graf, -grahf] / ˈɜr gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

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

ergograph British  
/ ˈɜːɡəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. an instrument that measures and records the amount of work a muscle does during contraction, its rate of fatigue, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • ergographic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ergograph

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

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