"ergometer" meaning in English

See ergometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɝːˈɡɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-ergometer.wav [General-American] Forms: ergometers [plural]
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  1. A dynamometer used to measure the work done by muscles Translations (dynamometer used for muscles): ergometri (Finnish), ergomètre [masculine] (French), ergometro [masculine] (Italian), ergometer (Malay), ergometr [masculine] (Polish), ergômetro [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), ergómetro [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), ergómetro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ergometer-en-noun-fqzQUTUD Categories (other): Measuring instruments Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'dynamometer used for muscles': 90 10
  2. A rowing machine or ergocycle
    Sense id: en-ergometer-en-noun-zJoVu5Nq Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ergo-, English terms suffixed with -meter, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Measuring instruments Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ergo-: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cycloergometer, spiroergometer Related terms: ergometry, ergometric

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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