Ergograph


[ur-guh-graf, -grahf] /ˈɜr gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/

noun
1.
an instrument that records the amount of work done when a muscle contracts.
/ˈɜːɡəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/
noun
1.
an instrument that measures and records the amount of work a muscle does during contraction, its rate of fatigue, etc

ergograph er·go·graph (ûr’gə-grāf’)
n.
A device for measuring the work capacity of a muscle or group of muscles during contraction.
er’go·graph’ic adj.

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