instrument for recording mechanical forces
• (n.) A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically registering muscular power.
(di-nam´o-graf) a self-registering dynamometer.
Dy·nam'o·graph noun [ Greek ... power + -graph . See Dynamic .] (Physiol.) A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically registering muscular power. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-nam′ō-graf Definitions: 1. An instrument for recording the degree of muscular power.
dynamography, dynamograph An instrument for recording the amount of force exerted or (in medicine) the degree of muscular power.