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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An instrument, having a fixed and a moveable coil, that measures the power flowing in an electric circuit; a type of wattmeter.
2. 2
   measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power wordnet

Etymology

From electro- + dynamometer.

Related phrases

electric circuit

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