dynamograph
(ˈdaɪn-, ˈdɪnəməʊgrɑːf, -æ-)
[mod. f. dynamo- + Gr. -γραϕος writer: see -graph.]
An instrument for recording the amount of force exerted.
| 1851 Offic. Catal. Gt. Exhib. III. 1014 A dynamograph, for ascertaining the average strength of draught. Invented by Adam Chevalier de Burg. 1871 Hammond Dis. Nerv. Syst. p. xix, The Dynamograph is of great value in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system. 1878 Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 26 The dynamograph..a combination of the dynamometer and the writing part of the sphygmograph, is advocated as a valuable aid in diagnosis. |
Hence ˌdynamoˈgraphic a., pertaining to a dynamograph.
| 1895 Pritchard tr. Marey's Movement ix. 52 The areas of the curves which are described by the dynamographic needle express the exact equivalent of the force employed. |