Definition of Dynameter
1. n. A dynamometer.
Definition of Dynameter
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Medical Definition of Dynameter
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1. A dynamometer.
2. An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of the image of the object glass there formed; which measurement, compared with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the magnifying power.
Origin: Gr. Power: cf. F. Dynametre. Cf. Dynamometer.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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