kinesimeter
(kaɪnɪˈsɪmɪtə(r))
[f. kinesi- + -meter.]
An instrument for investigating the properties of different areas of the skin, by which a movable point whose position can be measured may be applied to the surface with a known force.
| 1885 H. H. Donaldson in Mind X. 402 This machine was devised by Prof. [G.] Stanley Hall, and will be described in a forthcoming paper, under the name of the ‘Kinesimeter’. 1901 E. B. Titchener Exper. Psychol. I. ii. 145 (caption) Arm-rest, designed for use with kinesimeter. |