How to Use dynamometer in a Sentence

dynamometer

noun

• In the study, participants learned to use a joystick-like device called a dynamometer to play a videogame.
  — Lisa Ward, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2018
• It is measured with a hand dynamometer – a device which measures the force used to squeeze two handles together.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
• Using a federal-standard dynamometer test, the XP-1, which claims a 0-to-60-m.p.h.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020
• The set was put in a dynamometer, programmed to apply increasing forces (rate of advance of 5 mm/min), until rupture (either of the specimen or of the teeth).
  — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
• The penultimate stop in the process is an indoor dynamometer that calibrates the TLX’s drive system and braking performance.
  — Stephen Williams, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2019
• And to be doubly sure that the speed books weren’t cooked, Gresley ordered that a dynamometer car, with its large electric speedometer suspended from the ceiling, be added to the train, along with three twinset railcars.
  — Tom Bentley, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2020
• The researchers measured handgrip strength using a machine called a hydraulic hand dynamometer.
  — Mark Lieber, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
• The car gets an alignment, followed by a high-speed four-wheel dynamometer test to verify engine power and transmission function.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2018
• The sunfish was weighed with a crane scale dynamometer – a device designed to weigh loads typically hoisted by a crane – after being raised above ground using a forklift truck.
  — Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
• Stationary dynamometers at the El Monte facility helped expose the VW cheating scandal in 2015.
  — John Lippert, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• Straubel says Tesla is aggressively testing Powertrain 1.5 on the dynameter dynamometer and on the road.
  — Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED, 28 May 2008
• The results were validated by a third party using a vehicle dynamometer.
  — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2022
• The United States and Japan both conduct their fuel-economy tests in a laboratory setting, using a device called a dynamometer in which the car’s wheels rest on large rollers that can simulate driving uphill or other road conditions.
  — Jonathan Soble, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2016
• To ensure their engines could survive Le Mans, Ford ran them on a dynamometer operated by a program that simulated performance and durability.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2019
• The internal discussion disclosed that the deceased was a man in his 50s who provided technical support for dynamometers, devices used for measuring torque and brake power required to operate a vehicle, FCA sources said.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
• Vehicles usually are tested for emissions and fuel economy using a machine called a dynamometer, which is stationary.
  — Mike Colias, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019

Last Updated: 4 Sep 2024