English Explanatory Dictionary

Prony brake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device to measure the torque produced by an engine, essentially by wrapping a cord or belt around the output shaft and measuring the force transferred to the belt through friction.

Word forms

Prony brake Prony brakes

Etymology

Invented by Gaspard de Prony in 1821.

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