plegometer

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “stroke, blow”) + -o- + -meter.

Noun

plegometer (plural plegometers)

  1. (historical) A device for measuring the force of a blow or stroke.
    • 1897, The Mining Engineer, volume 12, page 550:
      In 1839, a meeting of the Miners' Society was held at Redruth, and a wish was expressed that the duty might be calculated on a stroke measured by a plegometer instead of the method of ascertaining the number of strokes by a counter.

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