ergometer
Americannoun
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a device designed to measure muscle power.
noun
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a dynamometer
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Also called: erg. ergo. 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 Word Forms
- ergometric adjective
Etymology
Origin of ergometer
Example Sentences
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Crew use two treadmills that they must strap into to stop themselves floating away, and a cycle ergometer for endurance training.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024
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 • Jul. 24, 2020
Nevertheless, Bacas left the regatta proud of a group that he characterized as “modest,” in regards to both stature and ergometer scores.
From Washington Post • May 19, 2018
Then you finish and they say, 'Let's go down to the shellhouse and practice on the ergometer.'
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2011
He used both the bicycle ergometer and dumb-bells, and finds that there is a rise of systolic pressure after ordinary work, but a delayed rise after very heavy work, in normal persons.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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