How to pronounce ergometer
American English pronunciation
ur-GOM-uh-ter
- IPA
- /ɚˈɡɑmətɚ/
- Syllables
- ur · GOM · uh · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ergometer means
A machine that measures how much work you do while exercising
In a sentence: The rowing team trained on an ergometer all winter while the river was frozen.
Where it comes from: It is made from ergo-, from a Greek word for work, and -meter, a word part for a measuring tool.
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