Definition of electrodynamometer in US English:
electrodynamometer
noun əˌlektrōˌdīnəˈmämidərəˌlektrōˌdīnəˈmämidər
An instrument that measures electric current by indicating the strength of repulsion or attraction between the magnetic fields of two sets of coils, one fixed and one movable.
Example sentencesExamples
- The electrodynamometer is used to measure currents and consists of one fixed coil and one coil that is free to rotate.
- The electrical inventor and entrepreneur, Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), used this principle in his electrodynamometer, first described in 1880.
Definition of electrodynamometer in US English:
electrodynamometer
nounəˌlektrōˌdīnəˈmämidər
An instrument that measures electric current by indicating the strength of repulsion or attraction between the magnetic fields of two sets of coils, one fixed and one movable.
Example sentencesExamples
- The electrical inventor and entrepreneur, Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), used this principle in his electrodynamometer, first described in 1880.
- The electrodynamometer is used to measure currents and consists of one fixed coil and one coil that is free to rotate.