noun
Meaning 1
A dynamometer used to measure the work done by muscles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ergometer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ɝːˈɡɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A rowing machine or ergocycle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
measuring instrument designed to measure power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dynamometer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ergo- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English ergometer From ergo- + -meter.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ergometri — dynamometer used for muscles
- French: ergomètre — dynamometer used for muscles
- Italian: ergometro — dynamometer used for muscles
- Malay: ergometer — dynamometer used for muscles
- Polish: ergometr — dynamometer used for muscles
- Portuguese: ergômetro — dynamometer used for muscles
- Portuguese: ergómetro — dynamometer used for muscles
- Spanish: ergómetro — dynamometer used for muscles