ergographn.
/ˈəːɡəɡrɑːf//ˈəːɡəɡraf/ An instrument which measures and records the work done by particular groups of muscles.
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1892 Sat. Rev. 9 Apr. 430/2 The action of the brain on the muscles, as demonstrated by experiments made with the ergograph.
1897 E. W. Scripture New Psychol. 230 The ergograph..consists of a rest in which the arm is fixed so that the middle finger can be moved alone without involving any of the others.
1909 C. S. Myers Text-bk. Exper. Psychol. xiv. 383 The ergograph..is especially adapted for the study of simple movements in which very few muscles are involved.
1948 A. G. Bills in T. G. Andrews Methods of Psychol. 468 The most widely used type of ergograph is that invented by Mosso... Its purpose is to force an isolated muscle group..to work against strong resistance repeatedly until a point of apparent exhaustion is reached.
Derivatives
ergoˈgraphic adj.
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1898 Daily News 25 Nov. 6/3 His ergographic curves, and his abdominal respiratory curves, are duly recorded.
1909 C. S. Myers Text-bk. Exper. Psychol. xiv. 186 An ergographic record.
1953 F. Bartlett in Floyd & Welford Sympos. Fatigue i. 2 The model for the experimental study of muscle fatigue in the intact organism: some form of ergographic technique.
erˈgography n.
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1909 C. S. Myers Text-bk. Exper. Psychol. xiv. 184 Ergography.—The work performed by an active muscle..may be best determined by means of graphic records.
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