\Dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. dynamom[`e]tre. See
{Dynameter}.]
An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially,
muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by
a motor, or that required to operate machinery.
Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight
      to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an
      index, or automatic recorder, to show the work
      performed.