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galvanometer

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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.
galva·no·metric (-n-mtrk), galva·no·metri·cal adj.
galva·nome·try n.
galvanometer
Noun
a sensitive instrument for detecting or measuring small electric currents
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.
galvanometer
an instrument for measuring the strength and direction of an electric current. — galvanometric, galvanometrical, adj.
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Noun1.galvanometergalvanometer - 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


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