galvanometer
nounUK /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/ · US /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/
Etymology From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A device used to indicate the presence and direction of a small electric current, especially used to detect a null or balanced condition in a bridge circuit.
- Derived terms
- cosine galvanometer, psychogalvanometer, sine galvanometer, tangent galvanometer