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galvanometer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɑm.ət.ɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɡæl.vəˈnɒm.ɪt.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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galvanometers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tangent galvanometer · psychogalvanometer · sine galvanometer · cosine galvanometer

Translations (21)

fi kiertokäämimittari (device to detect electric current) · vi Gavanô kế (device to detect electric current) · cy galfanomedr (device to detect electric current) · ro galvanometru (device to detect electric current) · ast galvanómetru (device to detect electric current) · it galvanometro (device to detect electric current) · es galvanómetro (device to detect electric current) · ms galvanometer (device to detect electric current) · mi ine-ararua (device to detect electric current) · ms jangka galvani (device to detect electric current) · ko 검류계 (device to detect electric current) · de Galvanometer (device to detect electric current) · pt galvanómetro (device to detect electric current) · cmn 靈敏電流計 /灵敏电流计 (device to detect electric current) · ga galbhánaiméadar (device to detect electric current) · cs galvanometr (device to detect electric current) · gl galvanómetro (device to detect electric current) · sv galvanometer (device to detect electric current) · fi galvanometri (device to detect electric current) · fr galvanomètre (device to detect electric current) · ca galvanòmetre (device to detect electric current)

wikipedia: Luigi Galvani