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Electroscope

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls
  2. 2
    measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign wordnet

Etymology

From electro- + -scope.

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