galvanometer
noun
gal·va·nom·e·ter
ˌgal-və-ˈnä-mə-tər 
: an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current by movements of a magnetic needle or of a coil in a magnetic field
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Instead of merely tying her up, Crookes connected Fay's hands to a galvanometer, an instrument for measuring electric current.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
One was connected to a battery, thereby magnetizing the iron, and the other was connected to a galvanometer to detect electric current.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Willem Einthoven’s string galvanometer was sensitive enough to measure the tiny but regular voltage fluctuations in a single heartbeat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2021
These red rays fall on two thin gold leaves attached to the wires of a tiny galvanometer.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Dec. 2020
The Cybraphon’s emotions are accessible via a Twitter feed but also appear on a on a 100 year-old galvanometer housed in the wardrobe (pictured above).
—Priya Ganapati, WIRED, 31 July 2009
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
One was connected to a battery, thereby magnetizing the iron, and the other was connected to a galvanometer to detect electric current.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Willem Einthoven’s string galvanometer was sensitive enough to measure the tiny but regular voltage fluctuations in a single heartbeat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2021
These red rays fall on two thin gold leaves attached to the wires of a tiny galvanometer.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Dec. 2020
The Cybraphon’s emotions are accessible via a Twitter feed but also appear on a on a 100 year-old galvanometer housed in the wardrobe (pictured above).
—Priya Ganapati, WIRED, 31 July 2009
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galvanometer
noun
gal·va·nom·e·ter
ˌgal-və-ˈnäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current
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galvanometer
noun
gal·va·nom·e·ter
ˌgal-və-ˈnäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current by movements of a magnetic needle or of a coil in a magnetic field
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