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torsiograph

torsiograph noun: an instrument for measuring the torsion of the crankshaft of an engine.

Noun

torsiograph (plural torsiographs)

  1. An instrument for measuring the torsion of the crankshaft of an engine.
    • Mechanical seismic-type torsiographs which record on a continuous strip chart are generally limited to belt drive. This is due to difficulty in mounting the instrument drive shaft in proper axial alignment with the end of the shaft system under test.1945, The Development of Improved Means for Evaluating Effects of Torsional Vibration on Internal Combustion Engine Installations, Society of Automotive Engineers, page 14
    • In 1912 he originated the Geiger mechanical seismic torsiograph which was the first instrument to record torsional vibrations of shaft systems as a continuous wave-trace on a paper ribbon […]1970, Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering International, page 330

Forms of torsiograph

pluraltorsiographs

Origin of torsiograph

From torsion + -graph.

Questions about torsiograph

What does torsiograph mean?
Torsiograph means an instrument for measuring the torsion of the crankshaft of an engine.
What part of speech is torsiograph?
Torsiograph is a noun.
What is the plural of torsiograph?
The plural of torsiograph is torsiographs.

Words near torsiograph in the dictionary

  1. torshi
  2. torsi
  3. torsibility
  4. torsimeter
  5. torsimeters
  6. torsiograph
  7. torsiographs
  8. torsiometer
  9. torsiometers
  10. torsion
  11. torsion angle

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