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Definition of Dynameter

1. n. A dynamometer.

Definition of Dynameter

1. Noun. An instrument used to measure the magnification of a telescope. ¹

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Definition of Dynameter

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Medical Definition of Dynameter

1. 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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Literary usage of Dynameter

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1. Elements of Natural Philosophy by William Holmes Chambers Bartlett (1859)
"The index will indicate zero, if. the dynameter be properly adjusted, when the semi-lenses have their optical centres coincident. This little instrument is ..."

2. An Elementary Treatise on Optics: Designed for the Use of the Cadets of the by William Holms Chambers Bartlett (1839)
"dynameter. 78. If any telescope, except the Galilean, properly adjusted to view distant objects, be directed towards the heavens, the field Jens may be ..."

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