How to Use dynamometer in a Sentence

dynamometer

noun
  • Normal handgrip strength varies based on age, gender, which hand is used, and the type of dynamometer.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • Grip strength can be measured using a handheld dynamometer.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • It’s measured by gripping a handheld dynamometer.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers measured handgrip strength using a machine called a hydraulic hand dynamometer.
    Mark Lieber, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Usually, the test involves squeezing a dynamometer, which is a device that measures power.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Doctors also use handheld dynamometers to measure grip strength in clinical settings.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • As more people become aware of the relationship between grip strength and longevity, many have purchased dynamometers online to measure their grip strength at home.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The results were validated by a third party using a vehicle dynamometer.
    Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her father, Robert Brace, retired from Ford as a technician who machined engine parts in the dynamometer lab to support engine testing.
    Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Vehicles usually are tested for emissions and fuel economy using a machine called a dynamometer, which is stationary.
    Mike Colias, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019
  • 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 23-kilowatt experimental GE motor was tested on a dynamometer using a torque meter—the gray, cylindrical item with the fins at left.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Stationary dynamometers at the El Monte facility helped expose the VW cheating scandal in 2015.
    John Lippert, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The study used a Bod Pod to analyze body composition, an estradiol spit test, cognitive assessments, a weekly mood and sleep questionnaire, and an isokinetic dynamometer to measure muscle strength.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
  • The automotive technology program hosts a special dynamometer presentation at noon on Triton’s East Campus.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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

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