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galvanometer

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. galvanometer (noun)
  2. astatic galvanometer (noun)
  3. ballistic galvanometer (noun)
  4. d'arsonval galvanometer (noun)
  5. reflecting galvanometer (noun)
  6. tangent galvanometer (noun)

gal·va·nom·e·ter

noun \ˌgal-və-ˈnä-mə-tər\

Definition of GALVANOMETER

: an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current by movements of a magnetic needle or of a coil in a magnetic field
— gal·va·no·met·ric \-nō-ˈme-trik\ adjective
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First Known Use of GALVANOMETER

1802

Rhymes with GALVANOMETER

anemometer, audiometer, diffractometer, dynamometer, electrometer, magnetometer, mass spectrometer

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