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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

direction finderelectric meterindicatorinstrumentmeter

Etymology

From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter.

Related phrases

cosine galvanometersine galvanometertangent galvanometerelectric current

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