01 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 meas…
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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.(Mech.) Also: torsimeter, torsiometer, torsometer