galvanometer

gal·va·nom·e·ter  (glv-nm-tr)

n.

An instrument used to detect, measure, and determine the direction of small electric currents by means of mechanical effects produced by a current-carrying coil in a magnetic field.

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galva·no·metric (-n-mtrk), galva·no·metri·cal adj.

galva·nome·try n.

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galvanometer

Noun

a sensitive instrument for detecting or measuring small electric currents

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galvanometer  (glv-nm-tr)

An instrument that detects small electric currents and indicates their direction and relative strength. Current flowing through the galvanometer passes through a coil near a magnetized needle on a pivot; the strength of the current in the coil regulates the strength of a magnetic field that displaces the needle. Galvanometers can be used directly as ammeters, and are the core element of many ohmmeters and voltmeters.

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galvanometer

an instrument for measuring the strength and direction of an electric current. — galvanometric, galvanometrical, adj.

See also: Instruments

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Noun

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galvanometer - meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents astatic galvanometer - has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field meter - any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity moving-coil galvanometer - a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field