Physics · Glossary

What is Dynamometer?

Definition 64.2 Primary & Middle School Physics · Chapter 64 — Weight vs Mass: Measuring Forces

A dynamometer is the force-meter: a calibrated spring in a case, stretching in proportion to the force applied, its pointer reading newtons directly. It is your rubber-band scale grown up — and like the voltmeter and ammeter before it, it retires another patch of “feels strong” into honest numbers.

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