galvanometer
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gal·va·nom·e·ter
(găl′və-nŏm′ĭ-tər)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.
gal′va·no·met′ric (-nō-mĕt′rĭk) adj.
gal′va·nom′e·try n.
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galvanometer
(ˌɡælvəˈnɒmɪtə)n
(General Physics) any sensitive instrument for detecting or measuring small electric currents
galvanometric, ˌgalvanoˈmetrical adj
ˌgalvanoˈmetrically adv
ˌgalvaˈnometry n
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gal•va•nom•e•ter
(ˌgæl vəˈnɒm ɪ tər)n.
an instrument for detecting the existence of small electric currents and determining their strength.
[1795–1805]
gal•va•no•met•ric (ˌgæl və noʊˈmɛ trɪk, gælˌvæn ə-) adj.
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gal·va·nom·e·ter
(găl′və-nŏm′ĭ-tər) An instrument that detects, measures, and determines the direction of small electric currents.
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galvanometer
an instrument for measuring the strength and direction of an electric current. — galvanometric, galvanometrical, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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galvanometer
n → Galvanometer nt
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gal·va·nom·e·ter
n. galvanómetro, instrumento que mide la corriente por acción electromagnética.
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