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Galvanometer

Galvanometer Meaning & Definition
Galvanometer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Galvanometer?

[n] meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents

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See Also | astatic galvanometer | meter | moving-coil galvanometer

Galvanometer In Webster's Dictionary

\Gal`va*nom"e*ter\, n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F. galvanom[`e]tre.] (Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle. {Differential galvanometer}. See under {Differental}, a. {Sine galvanometer}, {Cosine galvanometer}, {Tangent galvanometer} (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine, cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the strength of the current passed through the instrument.

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