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Torsion Meter
Webster's Dictionary
An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine of high power, by measuring the amount of twist of a given length of the shaft. Called also torsimeter, torsiometer, torsometer.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Torsion Meter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/torsion-meter.html. 1828.