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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meter
Narrower terms: astatic galvanometer, moving-coil galvanometer
History
From Italian physicist Luigi Galvani + -o- + -meter.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
