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multimeter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmʌl.ti.mi.tɚ/
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noun

Meaning 1

An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: multitester, Avometer, VOM, voltohmmeter

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English -meter English multimeter From multi- + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬用錶 /万用表 (wànyòngbiǎo) — measuring instrument
  • Czech: multimetr — measuring instrument
  • Danish: multimeter — measuring instrument
  • Dutch: multimeter — measuring instrument
  • Finnish: yleismittari — measuring instrument
  • French: multimètre — measuring instrument
  • German: Multimeter — measuring instrument
  • Hungarian: multiméter — measuring instrument
  • Italian: multimetro — measuring instrument
  • Italian: multitester — measuring instrument
  • Polish: miernik uniwersalny — measuring instrument
  • Polish: multimetr — measuring instrument
  • Portuguese: multímetro — measuring instrument
  • Russian: мультиме́тр (mulʹtimétr) — measuring instrument
  • Spanish: multímetro — measuring instrument
  • Spanish: polimetro — measuring instrument
  • Spanish: tester — measuring instrument
  • Turkish: multimetre — measuring instrument
  • Vietnamese: đồng hồ vạn năng — measuring instrument
  • Vietnamese: vạn năng kế — measuring instrument